'Misfit' definitions:
Definition of 'misfit'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
Definition of 'Misfit'
From: GCIDE
- Misfit \Mis*fit"\, n.
- 1. The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a misfit in making a coat; a ludicrous misfit. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Something that fits badly, as a garment. [1913 Webster]
- I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat tightly on him, as if his new duties were a misfit. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A person who does not fit in comfortably with the surrounding situation or society; one who cannot conform or adjust to the circumstances in which he lives. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'misfit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anomaly,
- beatnik,
- black sheep,
- blemish,
- Bohemian,
- crosspatch,
- deviant,
- dissenter,
- dropout,
- eccentric,
- flower child,
- foreign body,
- foreign intruder,
- freak,
- heretic,
- hippie,
- impurity,
- individual,
- individualist,
- inner-directed person,
- intruder,
- maverick,
- monkey wrench,
- mote,
- naysayer,
- nonconformist,
- nonjuror,
- oddball,
- original,
- sectarian,
- sectary,
- sliver,
- speck,
- splinter,
- sport,
- stone,
- swinger,
- ugly duckling,
- unconformist,
- weed,
- yippie