1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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Rational fears or no, the fact remains that the 24 acres of Bayfront Park belong right now to a few misfits and derelicts.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The Firesign Theatre, a comedy group formed in the 1960s, created surreal albums that mixed satire and science fiction, and inspired a generation of misfits.
—Giri Nathan, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
The movement took hold in the fringes of society among a ragtag group of misfits disillusioned with a postrecession world and in search of both social and political change.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Hailing from studio 20th Television Animation, the show centers on three nerdy misfit high school freshmen who are recruited for an elite secret spy school.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The Firesign Theatre, a comedy group formed in the 1960s, created surreal albums that mixed satire and science fiction, and inspired a generation of misfits.
—Giri Nathan, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
The movement took hold in the fringes of society among a ragtag group of misfits disillusioned with a postrecession world and in search of both social and political change.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Hailing from studio 20th Television Animation, the show centers on three nerdy misfit high school freshmen who are recruited for an elite secret spy school.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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misfit
noun
mis·fit
ˈmis-ˌfit 
(ˈ)mis-ˈfit
(ˈ)mis-ˈfit
1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person poorly adjusted to his or her environment
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