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UNDERPERFORMER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does underperformer mean?
• UNDERPERFORMER (noun)
The noun UNDERPERFORMER has 2 senses:
1. a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
2. a business that is less successful than expected
Familiarity information: UNDERPERFORMER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
nonachiever; underachiever; underperformer
Hypernyms ("underperformer" is a kind of...):
educatee; pupil; student (a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)
Derivation:
underperform (perform less well or with less success than expected)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A business that is less successful than expected
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("underperformer" is a kind of...):
business; business concern; business organisation; business organization; concern (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)
Derivation:
underperform (perform less well or with less success than expected)
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