Word: underachieve
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
a
chieve
Definition: To achieve less than expected; to fail to fulfil one's potential.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: achieve
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: caput
Language: la
Decoded: caput
Meaning: head
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: verbal suffix