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overachievement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | performance |
| Derivation | overachieve |
Examples of overachievement
overachievement
Such are the joys of teaching in the overachievement capital of the country.
From the washingtonpost.com
What is the most underappreciated overachievement in the sports history of our state?
From the denverpost.com
If the ACC could get out with three wins and three losses, it'd be an overachievement.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Ralston's career has been marked by overachievement and classy play.
From the washingtonpost.com
Just having a .500 record at this point is an overachievement.
From the chron.com
Ever the penny-pincher, he thought the state could save money by encouraging such overachievement.
From the courier-journal.com
Gillispie's tough love pushed his first team to overachievement.
From the kentucky.com
All things considered, six wins was an overachievement.
From the freep.com
This is inconsistent with the national character, which prides overachievement in competitive sports.
From the smh.com.au
- Better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
- Overachievement is an educational label applied to students, who perform better than their peers when normalized for the instructor's perceptions of background, intelligence or talent. The implicit presumption is that the "overachiever" is achieving superior results through excessive effort.
