1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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His life is shaken up with the unexpected arrival of his estranged birth mother, Marg, a steely, misfit who reminds him of himself.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
The Oscar nominee then joked about what the sequel’s storyline would entail, given the fact that its release would come over four decades after the 1985 debut of the classic adventure comedy about a group of misfit kids hunting treasure in a bid to save their house from foreclosure.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2025
Supreme was built on identity - on making misfits feel seen.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The adventure centers on misfits stuck in a fantasy world that makes the most of their creativity, with an unhinged Jack Black singing about lava chicken and a hilariously macho Jason Momoa gamely taking the brunt of the gags.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
The Oscar nominee then joked about what the sequel’s storyline would entail, given the fact that its release would come over four decades after the 1985 debut of the classic adventure comedy about a group of misfit kids hunting treasure in a bid to save their house from foreclosure.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2025
Supreme was built on identity - on making misfits feel seen.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The adventure centers on misfits stuck in a fantasy world that makes the most of their creativity, with an unhinged Jack Black singing about lava chicken and a hilariously macho Jason Momoa gamely taking the brunt of the gags.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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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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