1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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Barry Keoghan stars as Oliver, a misfit student studying at Oxford University who develops a fast obsession with his preppy classmate, Felix (Jacob Elordi).
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
There is just enough character in the comedy to create stakes in the narrative; its misfit energy has fueled the screen’s bands of outsiders throughout the years.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The coming-of-age series followed two groups of high school misfits, an A/V club and a drama club, who collide in 1996 Oregon.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
If 12-step groups are the place for misfits and outcasts to find each other, then the Yellow Balloon folk and the Dopes of Dopey Nation are the fringe of the fringe — the misfits of the misfits, the outcasts of the outcasts.
—David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
There is just enough character in the comedy to create stakes in the narrative; its misfit energy has fueled the screen’s bands of outsiders throughout the years.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The coming-of-age series followed two groups of high school misfits, an A/V club and a drama club, who collide in 1996 Oregon.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
If 12-step groups are the place for misfits and outcasts to find each other, then the Yellow Balloon folk and the Dopes of Dopey Nation are the fringe of the fringe — the misfits of the misfits, the outcasts of the outcasts.
—David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 25 Feb. 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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