underachievement
English
[edit]Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
Old French achevement
English achievement
English underachievement
From under- + achievement.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]underachievement (countable and uncountable, plural underachievements)
- An achievement that is less than expected; underperformance.
- 2006, Carolyn Jackson, Lads and Ladettes in School: Gender and a Fear of Failure:
- This underachievement is linked to a laddish culture […]
Related terms
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂én
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap- (head)
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂éd
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁én
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap- (seize)
- English terms prefixed with under-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *(H)n̥dʰér
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁entér
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