"underachiever" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: underachievers [plural]
Etymology: From underachieve + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|underachieve|er|id2=agent noun}} underachieve + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} underachiever (plural underachievers)
  1. One who underachieves, i.e. performs less well than expected. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: under-achiever Translations (one who underachieves): 后进生 (hòujìnshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), alisuorittaja (Finnish), Minderleister [masculine] (German), Minderleisterin [feminine] (German), fúx [masculine] (Icelandic), bekkjarlalli [masculine] (Icelandic)

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