Associations to the word «Misfit»

Wiktionary

MISFIT, noun. (now rare) An ill-fitting garment.
MISFIT, noun. A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
MISFIT, noun. A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
MISFIT, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To fit badly.

Dictionary definition

MISFIT, noun. Someone unable to adapt to their circumstances.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.