underachievement

[uhn-der-uh-cheev-muhnt]

noun

1. the fact or state of underachieving.

Example Sentences

When the story of the 63-year-old's time in the boardroom is told and his legacy takes shape, it will be one of financial and structural success, but underachievement on it.

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But there was an element of underachievement from other teams involved.

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They are members of Phoenix Education Centre, a group that aims to tackle educational underachievement in the area with a community-led approach.

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An expert panel set up by the department said there needed to be widespread measures to tackle educational underachievement.

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Their problems were a consequence of Vowles' decision to "break so many systems" that had been in place at the team, to try to improve their performance after years of underachievement.

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