1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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The ragtag group of Marvel misfits — which includes Stan's Bucky, Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova, and David Harbour's Red Guardian — must team up and find a way to work together before an unknown entity successfully wipes them all out.
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EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Many people in Utah had turned to wilderness survival after a personal crisis, forming a community of misfits who thrived in environments harsh and remote.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
The Covid lockdown may have played a role in this, but there’s something newly romantic and alluring about being enveloped in a community of fellow misfits — and in person, decades removed from Zoom group chats.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
The island of misfit toys was, however, the cause of some controversy when the special aired.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Many people in Utah had turned to wilderness survival after a personal crisis, forming a community of misfits who thrived in environments harsh and remote.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
The Covid lockdown may have played a role in this, but there’s something newly romantic and alluring about being enveloped in a community of fellow misfits — and in person, decades removed from Zoom group chats.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
The island of misfit toys was, however, the cause of some controversy when the special aired.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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