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单词 misfit
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misfit

noun

mis·​fit ˈmis-ˌfit How to pronounce misfit (audio)
also
ˌmis-ˈfit How to pronounce misfit (audio)
1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The story follows a young misfit horse, Link, who sets out to find a life that can accommodate his many talents and interests. Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022 Instead, UConn became misfit in the AAC, while Syracuse and BC, the opponent on Oct. 29, moved to the ACC and Rutgers to the Big Ten. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 In the present, a misfit pair of half-brothers (Brian Gleeson and Daryl McCormack) must prove something untoward happened to him in a desperate effort to salvage their family insurance business. Stuart Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Based on an idea by author and criminologist Leif G.W. Persson, the original 2018 show follows Stockholm police detective Peter Wendel and his Cold Case Unit, a group of misfit officers who handle unresolved murder cases. Carson Burton, Variety, 21 July 2022 Now, the mustachioed misfit is taking on the concept of truth itself with his first novel, Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance, about a compulsive liar named Marsha Sprinkle. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022 Torts’s turn to wring the marrow out of a team of misfit toys. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 Test that theory by taking a trip down memory lane with Eleanor and Park, two lovestruck misfit teens in 1986. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2022 Schmieding's portrayal of Regan, who, like her best friend Nathan, is smart but a bit of a misfit, has resonated with Native women. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

misfit

noun

mis·​fit
ˈmis-ˌfit,
mis-ˈfit How to pronounce misfit (audio)
1
: something that is the wrong shape or size or is inappropriate
2
: a person who does not seem to belong in a particular group or situation

misfit

noun

as in maverick
a person who is different from other people and who does not seem to belong in a particular group or situation a comic book about a social misfit who discovers his superpower

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • maverick
  • bohemian
  • outsider
  • loner
  • freak
  • eccentric
  • anomaly
  • deviant
  • nonconformist
  • individualist
  • iconoclast
  • weirdo
  • oddball
  • boho
  • eight ball
  • crackpot
  • freethinker
  • free spirit
  • enfant terrible
  • heretic
  • lone ranger
  • kook
  • lone wolf
  • screwball
  • nonconformer
  • aberrant
  • codger
  • counterculturist
  • character
  • crank
  • nut
  • crackbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • adherent
  • sheep
  • supporter
  • follower
  • conformist
  • conformer
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