| VERB | social | underperform, underachieve | perform less well or with less success than expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| creation | underperform | perform too rarely |
| Sounds | ah'nderperfao.rm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | barnstorm ... windstorm: 29 rhymes with aorm... | |
| Meaning | perform less well or with less success than expected. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "My stocks underperformed last year" | |
| Synonym | underachieve | |
| Broader | do, perform | Get (something) done |
| Nouns | underperformer | a business that is less successful than expected |
| underperformer | a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates | |
| Meaning | Perform too rarely. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good" | |
| Category | performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance |
| Broader | perform | Give a performance (of something) |
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