1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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There’s an awkward and unspoken bond between her band of misfits.
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Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The character is an androgynous misfit, with intended humor deriving from those around Pat not being able to figure out Pat’s gender.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Each character is often an outlier, a loner or a misfit.
—Stuart Neal, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
At the height of the action, when St. Crispin’s Day and her band of misfits deploy the semiotic transponder, a barrage of words that should arrive with a gut-flipping wallop hits more above the neck than below it.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The character is an androgynous misfit, with intended humor deriving from those around Pat not being able to figure out Pat’s gender.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Each character is often an outlier, a loner or a misfit.
—Stuart Neal, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
At the height of the action, when St. Crispin’s Day and her band of misfits deploy the semiotic transponder, a barrage of words that should arrive with a gut-flipping wallop hits more above the neck than below it.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 15 Mar. 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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