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mis⋅fit

  [mis-fit for 1; mis-fit, mis-fit for 2; mis-fit for 3] verb, -fit⋅ted, -fit⋅ting, noun
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to fit badly.
–noun
2. something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
3. a person who is not suited or is unable to adjust to the circumstances of his or her particular situation: a misfit in one's job.
Origin:
1815–25; mis- 1 + fit 1
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mis·fit   (mĭs'fĭt', mĭs-fĭt')   
n.  

  1. Something of the wrong size or shape for its purpose.

  2. One who is unable to adjust to one's environment or circumstances or is considered to be disturbingly different from others.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

misfit  (n.)
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 1903.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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