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UNDERPERFORM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform too rarely

Example:

Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "underperform" is one way to...):

perform (give a performance (of something))

Domain category:

performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Perform less well or with less success than expected

Example:

My stocks underperformed last year

Synonyms:

underachieve; underperform

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "underperform" is one way to...):

do; perform (get (something) done)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

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)

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