1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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The guys at work tolerate his misfit ways, but just barely.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 May 2025
Every big movie franchise should have their own Bad News Bears squad, with misfits, castoffs and underdogs.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Nowhere good, is the answer, as these pitiable, middle-aged misfits gradually reveal lives that are likely unsalvageable.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The First Shadow takes place in the type of world where the two teenage misfits at the story’s center are the only real people.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 May 2025
Every big movie franchise should have their own Bad News Bears squad, with misfits, castoffs and underdogs.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Nowhere good, is the answer, as these pitiable, middle-aged misfits gradually reveal lives that are likely unsalvageable.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The First Shadow takes place in the type of world where the two teenage misfits at the story’s center are the only real people.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misfit
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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misfit
noun
mis·fit
ˈmis-ˌfit 
(ˈ)mis-ˈfit
(ˈ)mis-ˈfit
1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person poorly adjusted to his or her environment
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