Definition of Overachievement

1. Noun. Better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests).

Generic synonyms: Performance
Derivative terms: Overachieve
Antonyms: Underachievement

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

overabundant
overabundantly
overaccelerate
overaccelerated
overaccelerates
overaccelerating
overaccentuate
overaccentuated
overaccentuates
overaccommodate
overaccommodated
overaccommodates
overaccommodating
overachieve
overachieved
overachievement (current term)
overachievements
overachiever
overachievers
overachieves
overachieving
overact
overacted
overacting
overaction
overactions
overactivated
overactivation
overactivations
overactive

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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