misfit
pronunciation
How to pronounce misfit in British English:
UK [ˈmɪsfɪt]
How to pronounce misfit in American English:
US [ˈmɪsˌfɪt, mɪsˈfɪt]
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- Noun:
- someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
Word Origin
- misfit (n.)
- 1823, "garment which does not fit the person for whom it was intended;" see mis- (1) + fit (n.1). Meaning "person who does not fit his environment" is attested from 1880.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Structure and formation of misfit dislocations in an epitaxial fcc film .
- 2. That computer nerd is a total social misfit .
- 3. The moon 's four phases are a near miss , but still a misfit , for weeks .
- 4. But in his memoirs , obama described feeling like a misfit in his indonesian sandals and old-fashioned clothes when he started at the school .
- 5. But the students were supportive and my parents always made sure that I had a group of friends of my own age ; they didn 't want me to be a social misfit .