underambition

noun

underambition

noun

Etymology From under- + ambition.

1

The quality of being underambitious.

Both overambition and underambition at this stage will lead to frustration and the inevitable lack of effective progress.2002, Eric Ruding, Middle Management in Action: Practical Approaches to School Improvement, →ISBN:
So it is important to take seriously the scope to configure what your research will be about, avoiding both overreaching topics and underambition.2003, Patrick Dunleavy, Authoring a PhD, →ISBN:

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Being overambitious bears the risk of ending up empty-handed, whereas underambition will lead to a vocational track that has too little promotion potential.2007, Rainer K Silbereisen, Richard M Lerner, Approaches to Positive Youth Development, →ISBN:

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