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- noun An
achievement that is less than expected;underperformance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
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Examples
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Last week, at the Conservative party conference, deputy headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh declared: Black underachievement is due in part to the chaos of our classrooms, and in part to the accusation of racism.
Britain's divided schools: a disturbing portrait of inequality Anushka Asthana 2010
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Black underachievement is blamed on White oppression.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judging a Person Based on a Single Forwarded Personal E-Mail 2010
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One year later the Downing Street policy unit concluded, in a report entitled Ethnic Minorities and the Labour Market, that “the old picture of white success and ethnic underachievement is now out of date”.
Archive 2005-02-20 Laban 2005
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One year later the Downing Street policy unit concluded, in a report entitled Ethnic Minorities and the Labour Market, that “the old picture of white success and ethnic underachievement is now out of date”.
A Daniel Come To Judgement Laban 2005
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Their underachievement is a mystery—to their parents, their teachers, and themselves.
The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996
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Their underachievement is a mystery—to their parents, their teachers, and themselves.
The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996
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Their underachievement is a mystery—to their parents, their teachers, and themselves.
The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996
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At 42, Clarke was thought to be on the downward slope of a career that has been full of highlights in team competitions such as the Ryder Cup but characterized by underachievement in individual events.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Benmosche had assigned Peter Hancock to lead Chartis, replacing Kristian Moor who was denied his full bonus because of what the company called "underachievement of certain financial metrics" in a March regulatory filing.
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Benmosche assigned Peter Hancock to lead Chartis, replacing Kristian Moor who was denied his full bonus because of what the company called "underachievement of certain financial metrics" in a March regulatory filing.
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