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overachievement

o·ver·a·chieve
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-uh-cheev]
    • /ˌoʊ vər əˈtʃiv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-uh-cheev]
    • /ˌoʊ vər əˈtʃiv/

Definitions of overachievement word

  • verb without object overachievement to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude. 1
  • verb without object overachievement to perform better or achieve more than expected, especially by others. 1
  • noun overachievement A greater than anticipated achievement. 1
  • noun overachievement an excessive or unusually high level of achievement 0
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Origin of overachievement

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; over- + achieve, or by back formation from overachiever

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Parts of speech for Overachievement

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Overachievement

overachievement popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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