verb
- to perform below one’s potential or expected level of achievement
Usage: often used in educational contexts
Examples
- Many bright students underachieve because they lack motivation.
- The team continued to underachieve despite having talented players.
- She worried that her son was underachieving in math class.
- The company has been underachieving in sales for three quarters.
- Teachers work to identify why certain students underachieve.
- He had the ability to succeed but chose to underachieve instead.