underachievement

🇺🇸 /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvmənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvmənt/
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Performing at a lower level than one is capable of, especially in school.

The teacher was concerned about the student's underachievement in math.

translation

n. Performing at a lower level than one is capable of, especially in school.

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Plural underachievements