1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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While the brother-sister duo didn’t end up joining the group of high school misfits, both have since gone on to major movie success.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
The right has moved even beyond the high keys on the piano and includes conspiracy theorists, white supremacists, antisemites, and a collection of just plain misfits.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
In the 1940s and '50s, New York City table tennis was a gritty subculture full of misfits, gamblers, doctors, actors, students and more.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025
Ruining Captain Wilson doesn’t seem worth it for the sake of one misfit.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
The right has moved even beyond the high keys on the piano and includes conspiracy theorists, white supremacists, antisemites, and a collection of just plain misfits.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
In the 1940s and '50s, New York City table tennis was a gritty subculture full of misfits, gamblers, doctors, actors, students and more.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025
Ruining Captain Wilson doesn’t seem worth it for the sake of one misfit.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misfit
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 1 Jan. 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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