underachiever
noun
un·der·achiev·er
ˌən-dər-ə-ˈchē-vər 
: one (such as a student) that fails to attain a predicted level of achievement or does not do as well as expected
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His team was considered a bunch of underachievers before Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700-million contract.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
To be frank, before 2021, Argentina teams were deemed losers and underachievers.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
The film tells the story of a lovable underachiever who hatches an outrageous scheme to avoid paying alimony to his fashion-executive ex-wife.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
The trophy cements an excellent turnaround under Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag who has transformed the club from perennial underachievers to trophy winners in just over 10 months.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
To be frank, before 2021, Argentina teams were deemed losers and underachievers.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
The film tells the story of a lovable underachiever who hatches an outrageous scheme to avoid paying alimony to his fashion-executive ex-wife.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
The trophy cements an excellent turnaround under Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag who has transformed the club from perennial underachievers to trophy winners in just over 10 months.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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underachiever
noun
un·der·achiev·er
ˌən-də-rə-ˈchē-vər
: one (as a student) that fails to do as well as expected
Medical Definition
underachiever
noun
un·der·achiev·er
ˌən-dər-ə-ˈchē-vər
: a person (as a student) who fails to attain a predicted level of achievement or does not do as well as expected
underachieve
intransitive verb
-ˈchēv
underachieved; underachieving
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