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misfit Definition

mis·fit (mis fit, misfit′; for n. misfit′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·fit·ted, -·fit·ting

to fit badly

noun

  1. the act or condition of misfitting
  2. anything that misfits, as a badly fitting garment
  3. a person not suited to a job, associates, etc.; maladjusted person

misfit Synonyms

misfit

n.

maverick, loner, dropout, nonconformist, oddball, psychotic, sociopath; see also neurotic.

misfit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Children become hopelessly addicted, social misfits trapped in an electronic never-never land.
  • feel: Feeling a misfit blighted Sassoon's abilities - and his poetry.
  • see: I mean, how often have we seen two misfits who go out on their own to bring down a corrupt institution.
  • consider: But Soren's behavior has not gone unnoticed, and she is considered a misfit.
  • include: In November 1979 Victim supported The Damned ( a package that also included The Misfits for a while ) on an extensive UK tour.

Preposition: at

  • school: She's a misfit at school and mocked by her classmates and teachers for skipping lessons.

Adjective modifier

  • social: Or, in the eyes of some, a band of social misfits running their own private mafia.
  • other: Paul calls out to the other misfits that it's time to go foraging.
  • teenage: Within the novel this teenage misfit gets himself in tons of trouble.
  • scruffy: A scruffy, antisocial misfit, she's been convicted of murder and sentenced to die.
  • antisocial: It's instant antisocial misfit, just add Fat Boy.
  • musical: Musical Misfits - Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto 13.

Modifies a noun

  • strain: It is based on the balancing of the bending moment generated by the misfit strain against the opposing moment offered by the beam.
  • dislocation: Unfortunately the presence of strain can also cause the devices to degrade through the formation of misfit dislocations.
  • friend: The hilariously adorable Chicken Little and his loyal band of misfit friends are charging onto Disney DVD from 22nd May.
  • stream: Breakdown Inlet Sump Water emerges from a choked sump and is probably a small misfit stream invading an old fossil route.
  • crew: Together this misfit crew tries to save the day.
  • status: She accredits their staying power to the variety between each album and their misfit status.

Noun used with modifier

  • data: As for the data misfit, he had preferred to go along with what was available.

Preposition: of

  • society: He takes to the streets killing the homeless, the misfits of society who now become the focus of his existence or work.

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