misfit
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mis·fit
[mis-fit for 1; mis-fit, mis-fit for 2; mis-fit for 3] verb, mis·fit·ted, mis·fit·ting, noun
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| misfit | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person not suited in behaviour or attitude to a particular social environment |
| 2. | something that does not fit or fits badly |
| —vb , -fits, -fitting, -fitted | |
| 3. | to fail to fit or be fitted |
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Misfit
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Word Origin & History
misfit
1823, "garment which does not fit the person for whom it was intended;" see mis- (1) + fit. Meaning "person who does not fit his environment" is attested from 1880.
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Example sentences
Without knowing it, she was becoming a permanent outsider, a misfit wherever she traveled.
The sensitivity for different types of misfit was illustrated.
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