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A Writer's Dictionary:

underachievement Definition


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underachieve
verb
    intr
    1. To be less successful than expected, especially academically; to fail to fulfil one's potential.
Derivative: underachievement
noun
    Derivative: underachiever
    noun
      Etymology: 1950s.



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