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low-effort syndrome

low-effort syndrome noun: the situation where members of a minority group put in only minimal effort (e.g. in school) since they believe that discrimination will in any case doom them to failure.

Noun

low-effort syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The situation where members of a minority group put in only minimal effort (e.g. in school) since they believe that discrimination will in any case doom them to failure.

Questions about low-effort syndrome

What does low-effort syndrome mean?
Low-effort syndrome means the situation where members of a minority group put in only minimal effort (e.g. in school) since they believe that discrimination will in any case doom them to failure.
What part of speech is low-effort syndrome?
Low-effort syndrome is a noun.

Words near low-effort syndrome in the dictionary

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  3. low-downs
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  5. low-Earth orbit
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  7. low-emission
  8. low-end
  9. low-enriched uranium
  10. low-fat
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