Misfit Definition

mĭsfĭt, mĭs-fĭt
misfits, misfitted, misfitting
noun
One who is unable to adjust to one's environment or circumstances or is considered to be awkwardly different from others.
American Heritage
The act or condition of misfitting.
Webster's New World
Anything that misfits, as a badly fitting garment.
Webster's New World
A person not suited to a job, associates, etc.
Webster's New World
A socially maladjusted person.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To fit badly.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Misfit

Noun

Singular:
misfit
Plural:
misfits

Origin of Misfit

  • From mis- +"Ž fit.

    From Wiktionary

Misfit Sentence Examples

  • Is there a stash of "misfit ornaments" somewhere?

  • Within the novel this teenage misfit gets himself in tons of trouble.

  • If a child has been labelled a "geek" or "misfit", she could be feeling the pain of not fitting in.

  • But Soren's behavior has not gone unnoticed, and she is considered a misfit.

  • The outlet of this glacial lake, called river Warren, eroded a large channel in which the Minnesota river, of to-day is an evident misfit.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIS

Words Ending With

TITFIT

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With M and Ending With T

Starts With M & Ends With TStarts With MI & Ends With TStarts With M & Ends With IT

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With T