underperform

verb

un·der·per·form ˌən-dər-pər-ˈfȯrm

-pə-ˈfȯrm

underperformed; underperforming; underperforms

transitive verb

: to do worse than

intransitive verb

: to fail to do as well as expected

underperformance

ˌən-dər-pər-ˈfȯr-mən(t)s

-pə-ˈfȯr-

noun

underperformer noun

Examples of underperform in a Sentence

The report shows which schools are underperforming.

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But Buckingham Nicks ultimately underperformed, and the duo was dropped from their label. —

John Russell, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024 Key News Asian equities ended an off week mixed as Mainland China and Hong Kong outperformed while India and Japan underperformed. —

Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Intel did show benchmarks for Cyberpunk 2077 and Far Cry 6, both underperforming the 7950X3D by big margins during its Core Ultra 200S-series announcement earlier this month. —

Tom Warren, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024 Barclays analyst Jeffrey Bernstein retained his overweight rating but noted that shares may underperform over the short run. —

Samantha Subin, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for underperform