misfit

Etymology

From mis- + fit.

noun

  1. (now rare) An ill-fitting garment.
  2. A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
    And the fact that Christianity's Jesus is the resurrected Christ makes a vital point about the misfit between the Jesus whose teachings we have excavated and the Church which came after him. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 94
  3. A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
    Do you ever feel like a misfit? Everything inside you is dark and twisted Oh, but it's okay to be different 'Cause baby, so am I 2019, Amanda Koci, Henry Walter, Charlie Puth, Maria Smith, Victor Thellm Gigi Grombacher, Roland Spreckle (lyrics and music), “So Am I”, performed by Ava Max
    Just to be on the safe side, the Kremlin has also banned any of Putin's serious critics from standing. Three unelectable misfits have been allowed to mount token challenges. 2008, Adrian Blomfield, "Has Russia got a new Stalin?", Telegraph, 1 Mar 2008 Article
    She was very unhappy in Iraq and a misfit in the Army.
    The MBA was a misfit when stuck in a meeting with the programmers.

verb

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To fit badly.
    His suit was misfitted and looked awkward.

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