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Noun: overachievement  ,ow-vu-ru'cheev-munt
  1. Better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
    "Her overachievement in the course surprised even her teachers"

Derived forms: overachievements

Type of: performance

Antonym: underachievement

Encyclopedia: Overachievement