Word: underperforming
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
per
for
ming
Definition: Present participle of underperform; perform less well or with less success than expected
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: perform
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: par-
Language: fro
Decoded: par-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: per- (all meanings)
Affix: fornir
Language: fro
Decoded: fornir
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to provide (for)
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.