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underachiever

un·de·rac·hiever

US/ˈʌndɜrʌˌtʃivɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates

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Origin

From underachieve + -er or under- + achiever.

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