overachievement
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- noun
- /ˌoʊvərəˈtʃivmənt/
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sobresalimiento
- These children show average general ability (M WISC-III FSIQ = 96.6) and they have a clear propensity for overachievement.
- overachievement and underachievement
- overachievement in mathematics
- overachievement in reading
In that case, would you fold into this the female overachievement in education and employment?
- In that case, would you fold into this the female overachievement in education and employment?
- And I think that's one of the great drugs of wealth and overachievement.
Examples
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To what do you attribute your overachievements?
Fiction book (1998) -
The popular stereotype of the Vietnamese-American was one of assimilation and overachievement.
Academic text (1991) -
In that case, would you fold into this the female overachievement in education and employment?
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Average ability with overachievement in reading, mathematics, language, and writing.
Academic text (1994) -
Alabama fans are delighted with last season's overachievement, but what happens when the Tide underachieves?
Blog text (5) -
The profile was considered to be uncommon, and hence, there was a need to determine whether Sarah's score pattern reflected under- or overachievement.
Academic text (1994) -
The concepts of underachievement and overachievement are well-known to professionals engaged in psychoeducational assessment.
Academic text (1994) -
Her goal was to meet new people, to explore something new, maybe to release some of the pressure that comes with trying to compete in an intimidating hothouse of rampant overachievement.
Blog text (32) -
Traditionally, underachievement is identified when academic performance falls markedly below what can be expected from knowledge of a child's IQ, and overachievement is identified when academic performance substantially exceeds this expectancy.
Academic text (1994) -
Her overachievement in school surprised everyone, as she consistently scored higher than her classmates.
Synonyms
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Doing better than others or the usual level
Antonyms
How Successful
Surface Forms
Morphology
overachievement = overachieve (transparent) = over + achieve + ment
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ment' to the transparent verb 'overachieve'.
Etymology
The word overachievement combines over ('above' or 'more than') and achieve ('to reach or finish a goal'), so it literally means doing 'more than expected' or getting results 'above' what was predicted.