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Definition of Overachievement
1. Noun. Better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests).
Definition of Overachievement
1. Noun. A greater than anticipated achievement ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overachievement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overachievement
Literary usage of Overachievement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. You Can Choose to Be Happy: "Rise Above" Anxiety, Anger, and Depression by Tom G. Stevens (1998)
"We may respond to these inadequacy feelings by either of two common
reactions-underachievement (low expectations and low motivation) or overachievement (too
..."
2. Voices of Perfectionism: Perfectionistic Gifted Adolescents in a Rural by Patricia A. Schuler (2000)
"Inconsistent effort and extreme fluctuation in motivation can result in binge
behavior, underachievement, and overachievement (Burns, 1980). ..."
3. Drug Abuse Curriculum for Employee Assistance Program Professionalsby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"One early symptom of addiction is sometimes overachievement, which serves to mask
the actual problem. The first adverse effect of substance use, abuse, ..."
4. Between Empty Nesting and the Old Age Home by Bob Waun (2007)
"... they were moving to a home that is much more than a house, it is a legacy to
mark a lifetime of overachievement by this self-made, power couple. ..."
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