misfit

noun

mis·​fit ˈmis-ˌfit How to pronounce misfit (audio)
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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

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Watch Luca on Disney+ A Bug's Life Shrink to insect size in this 1998 film that depicts the battle of an ant named Flik (Dave Foley) and his misfit friends against an imposing grasshopper named Hopper (Kevin Spacey), who wants to take over their home. Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 This Hulu series, which bows season five in September, brings together the lovable misfits of the Arcadia, a grand apartment building in New York City where way too many people get murdered. Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Surrounded by a diverse group of military misfits, the colonel tries to reinstate discipline and professionalism with the help of the base’s previous interim leader, who just happens to be his estranged daughter, Captain Maggie Quinn (Taylor Misiak). Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 The 1990s Father Ted comedy for the BBC centered on three misfit priests and their housekeepers on a remote Irish island. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misfit

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of misfit was circa 1823

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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

misfit

noun
1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person poorly adjusted to his or her environment

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