misfit

[ mis-fit mis-fit, mis-fit mis-fit ]

verb (used with or without object)

, mis·fit·ted, mis·fit·ting.

1. to fit badly.

noun

1. something that fits badly, such as a garment that is too large or too small.
2. a person who is not suited or is unable to adjust to the circumstances of a particular situation:

   She was a misfit in that job after her big promotion.

misfit

noun

1. a person not suited in behaviour or attitude to a particular social environment
2. something that does not fit or fits badly

verb

1. to fail to fit or be fitted

Word History and Origins

Origin of misfit¹

First recorded in 1815–25; mis- ¹ + fit ¹

Example Sentences

A current favorite bit involves being on the Island of Misfit Toys with “some seriously jacked-up dolls missing pretty crucial parts.”

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Centered around his character Chip, a misfit member of a cult who misses a date with ritual suicide, the indie release mines joy from a dark place.

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Over three seasons she has done many despicable things and made it very clear that she is more than willing to sacrifice Lamb and his group of misfit agents if it will keep her out of trouble.

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Set after the events of “WandaVision,” “Agatha All Along” will see the eponymous witch team up with a goth teen to form a ragtag coven of misfit witches in an attempt to regain her powers.

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Lamb’s equally misfit team are known in the Park as the “slow horses,” and Lamb rouses himself only to remind them that they are there to do nothing.

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