1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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Ten years ago this month, a 21-year-old misfit who imagined himself a white supremacist zealot walked casually through the unlocked door of the oldest African Methodist Episcopal Church in the South.
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Kevin Sack, Time, 3 June 2025
The film follows a group of misfits – Henry, Natalie, Garrett, and Dawn – who are sucked into a portal and thrown into the cubic world of Minecraft.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Not that Victor views being a misfit as entirely disadvantageous.
—Jen Wang, Vogue, 27 May 2025
In Brooklyn, the misfits of alternative and indie scenes reign.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
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Kevin Sack, Time, 3 June 2025
The film follows a group of misfits – Henry, Natalie, Garrett, and Dawn – who are sucked into a portal and thrown into the cubic world of Minecraft.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Not that Victor views being a misfit as entirely disadvantageous.
—Jen Wang, Vogue, 27 May 2025
In Brooklyn, the misfits of alternative and indie scenes reign.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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