1. perform less well or with less success than expected; - Example: "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able" - Example: "My stocks underperformed last year" [syn: underachieve, underperform]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
underachieve
v 1: perform less well or with less success than expected; "John
consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My
stocks underperformed last year" [syn: underachieve,
underperform]