Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underperformance

/əndɚpɚfˈɔɹməns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-per-for-mance
IPA: /əndɚpɚfˈɔɹməns/

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of underperforming

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The fund manager has been plagued by underperformance and was forced to freeze redemptions on some of its funds at the height of the financial crisis last November."
"Haines added: "A critical factor in underperformance is timetabling, and I know we all talk about our determination never to repeat the disruption of May 2018. I'm therefore pleased that timetabling is one of those areas where, as a industry, we're coming together to try and fix a problem.""

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English performance English underperformance From under- + performance.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

underperformances (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

underperform overperformance

Rhymes With

performance conformance outperformance

Questions

How do you pronounce underperformance?: The recorded pronunciation is /əndɚpɚfˈɔɹməns/.
What does underperformance mean?: The state or quality of underperforming
Where does underperformance come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English performance English underperformance From under- + performance.

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