misfit C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈmɪsˌfɪt/ UK /ˈmɪsfɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person poorly suited to their environment or situation He always felt like a misfit among his ambitious, conventional colleagues. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person poorly suited to... outsidernonconformistoddballmaverickloneroutcast ↔ Opposites conformist Word family Related forms fitmisfitting Etymology AI details From mis- ('wrongly, badly') + fit, the latter of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle English fitten ('to be suitable'). mis- Old English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # misfit **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪsˌfɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪsfɪt/ ## Meanings 1. a person poorly suited to their environment or situation ## Examples - He always felt like a misfit among his ambitious, conventional colleagues. ## Synonyms - outsider - nonconformist - oddball - maverick - loner - outcast ## Antonyms - conformist ## Related Forms - fit - misfitting ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mis- ## Etymology From mis- ('wrongly, badly') + fit, the latter of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle English fitten ('to be suitable'). ## AI Etymology Misfit comes from mis- ('wrongly, badly') + fit, the latter of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle English fitten ('to be suitable'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis-. The same word family includes fit, misfitting. Its current noun use means "a person poorly suited to their environment or situation". ## Topics - People & Society markdown