1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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For a series about misfit intelligence operatives doggedly refusing to live up to even the lowest level of their potential, Apple TV’s Slow Horses is remarkably self-actualized.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
There’s great satisfaction in seeing that Lamb is way ahead of Whelan’s plan to frame him — bringing back the loose end of Gimball’s personal tape recorder is a great touch — but there’s also something sweet about Lamb’s grudging devotion to the Slough House misfits.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Still, his detective instincts are ultimately reawakened, and his new department becomes a magnet for a crew of misfits and mavericks.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Forced to enroll at Nevermore Academy — her parents' alma mater for misfit monsters — Wednesday finds herself in the middle of a decades-long mystery, using her wit and psychic abilities to solve the boarding school's deepest, darkest secrets.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
There’s great satisfaction in seeing that Lamb is way ahead of Whelan’s plan to frame him — bringing back the loose end of Gimball’s personal tape recorder is a great touch — but there’s also something sweet about Lamb’s grudging devotion to the Slough House misfits.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Still, his detective instincts are ultimately reawakened, and his new department becomes a magnet for a crew of misfits and mavericks.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Forced to enroll at Nevermore Academy — her parents' alma mater for misfit monsters — Wednesday finds herself in the middle of a decades-long mystery, using her wit and psychic abilities to solve the boarding school's deepest, darkest secrets.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 3 Nov. 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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