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US /ˈmɪsˌfɪt/ UK /ˈmɪsfɪt/

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1 noun · a person poorly suited to... outsidernonconformistoddballmaverickloneroutcast
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conformist
Word family
Related forms fitmisfitting

Etymology

From mis- ('wrongly, badly') + fit, the latter of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle English fitten ('to be suitable').

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