underperform
[ uhn-der-per-fawrm ]
/ ˌʌn dər pərˈfɔrm /
verb (used with or without object)
to perform less well than (another of its kind, a general average, etc.) or less well than expected: Surprisingly, the stock has underperformed the market indexes all year. Several of our best players consistently underperform.
OTHER WORDS FROM underperform
un·der·per·for·mance, nounWords nearby underperform
underpainting,
underpants,
underpart,
underpass,
underpay,
underperform,
underpin,
underpinning,
underpinnings,
underpitch vault,
underplant
Example sentences from the Web for underperformance
Over-optimistic forecasts, coupled with underperformance, have long been a GM bugaboo.