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misfit

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

verb (used with or without object)

misfitted, misfitting 
  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to fail to fit or be fitted

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misfit1

First recorded in 1815–25; mis- 1 + fit 1
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It’s tantalizingly oddball and indelicate: a combined daymare and night odyssey that scratches until a feral hidden strength is revealed in the misfit main character, captivatingly played by Indian star Radhika Apte.

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“I was a total misfit in my family, in that I was creative and I cared about how things looked. And I was a crazy reader.”

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The still-unbanned social media site is currently awash in before-and-after videos from people purporting to be recent converts, celebrating their physical transformation from alleged misfit to their current "Jesus glow" status.

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Rickey, all forced smiles and performative boyishness, wants to charm his way into blissful indecision, while Glenn, a classically Cera-esque misfit of unearned confidence, talks himself into an illusion of control over his destiny.

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Based on one of the world's best-selling video games, the film tells the story of four misfits pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld - the place where all players start in Minecraft.

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