Misfit
/ˈmɪsfɪt/noun
A person who is different from others in a group and does not fit in.
He always felt like a misfit in high school.
Often appears as...
- feel like a misfit
- social misfit
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not fitting correctly or appropriately.
The jacket was misfit, much too large for him.
Often appears as...
- misfit clothing
- misfit piece
noun
A person who is different from others in a group and does not fit in.
He always felt like a misfit in high school.
Often appears as...
- feel like a misfit
- social misfit
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not fitting correctly or appropriately.
The jacket was misfit, much too large for him.
Often appears as...
- misfit clothing
- misfit piece
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Tone
Misfit can have a negative, lonely feeling, often associated with exclusion or non-acceptance.
As the new student, she felt like a misfit among her classmates.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
In some contexts, being a misfit can be positive, showing individuality and non-conformity.
He proudly considered himself a misfit among the corporate types.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misuse
Don't confuse misfit with misfitted; misfit is about social fitting in, not size or shape.
She wasn't a misfit; she just preferred different hobbies than her peers.
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2 questions to uncover...
I was disappointed to learn that there was no room for misfits like me in these institutions. The education system in many parts of the world has been designed around preselected options that young people are expected to fit in or risk becoming misfits.
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The function and fashion...
the outlaw, the misfit. Glasses have become so popular as a fashion device that some people actually don glasses without a prescription lens at all, because they want to portray a certain attribute about themselves. Glasses are a lifeline to people.
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The creative power of...
But Pixar saw promise in Brad. He came to the studio with a bold vision for a new film. And he didn't recruit the star teams who had created their earlier hits. Instead, he deliberately assembled a band of Pixar's biggest misfits. Black sheep.
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The beauty of being a...
You can even lose your marbles. You can be standing dead center in the middle of your failure and still, I'm only here to tell you, you are so beautiful. Your story deserves to be heard, because you, you rare and phenomenal misfit,
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How great design happens...
revenue so therefore I felt designs that motivated by monetization constraints creativity where's the room for misfits the crazy ideas or something we haven't explored yet so a few years back Australia journey to expand my
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Why should you read...
intruders and misfits staged in the world she knew the American South. She published two novels, but is perhaps best known for her short stories, which explored small-town life with stinging language, offbeat humor,
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Three ideas. Three...
I'm almost dead inside up here. Diagnosis gave me a framework on which to hang bits of me I could never understand. My misfit suddenly had a fit, and for a while, I got giddy with a newfound confidence
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This Clown Philosopher...
so there are no language barriers or no cultural barriers a lot of people equate clowning ultimately with the symbol of the Red Nosed the misfit clothes the oversized shoes when you say clown they
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Whose Leg is This? PIPE...
felt like a misfit just a constant debate in my head going through that I was crazy that you're not supposed to think like this to try and put it aside
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Jason Silva on Peer...
we love our misfits we love our unique snowflakes and individuals and yet the rest of us for the most part conform blind in a herd
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2 questions to uncover...
I was disappointed to learn that there was no room for misfits like me in these institutions. The education system in many parts of the world has been designed around preselected options that young people are expected to fit in or risk becoming misfits.
Video examples
The function and fashion...
the outlaw, the misfit. Glasses have become so popular as a fashion device that some people actually don glasses without a prescription lens at all, because they want to portray a certain attribute about themselves. Glasses are a lifeline to people.
Video examples
The creative power of...
But Pixar saw promise in Brad. He came to the studio with a bold vision for a new film. And he didn't recruit the star teams who had created their earlier hits. Instead, he deliberately assembled a band of Pixar's biggest misfits. Black sheep.
Video examples
The beauty of being a...
You can even lose your marbles. You can be standing dead center in the middle of your failure and still, I'm only here to tell you, you are so beautiful. Your story deserves to be heard, because you, you rare and phenomenal misfit,
Video examples
How great design happens...
revenue so therefore I felt designs that motivated by monetization constraints creativity where's the room for misfits the crazy ideas or something we haven't explored yet so a few years back Australia journey to expand my
Video examples
Why should you read...
intruders and misfits staged in the world she knew the American South. She published two novels, but is perhaps best known for her short stories, which explored small-town life with stinging language, offbeat humor,
Video examples
Three ideas. Three...
I'm almost dead inside up here. Diagnosis gave me a framework on which to hang bits of me I could never understand. My misfit suddenly had a fit, and for a while, I got giddy with a newfound confidence
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This Clown Philosopher...
so there are no language barriers or no cultural barriers a lot of people equate clowning ultimately with the symbol of the Red Nosed the misfit clothes the oversized shoes when you say clown they
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Whose Leg is This? PIPE...
felt like a misfit just a constant debate in my head going through that I was crazy that you're not supposed to think like this to try and put it aside
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Jason Silva on Peer...
we love our misfits we love our unique snowflakes and individuals and yet the rest of us for the most part conform blind in a herd
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Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
For me, every show that's about teachers - and there's been a number of them - they're like misfits who hate the kids and don't want to be there and hate their jobs. For me, having crazy parents, my teachers were the sane people who raised me, and they liked being there.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're all the same. Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people, regardless.
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Charlotte Caffey
American Musician
I was fortunate enough to be living in Hollywood, CA, when the underground punk rock music scene started. It was a small group of artists, misfits and weirdos, where everyone was welcomed and encouraged to express themselves.
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Roger Rosenblatt
American Journalist
If the sad truth be known, writers, being the misfits we are, probably ought not to belong to families in the first place. We simply are too self-interested, though we may excuse the flaw by calling it 'focused.
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Jenna Fischer
American Actress
I think that there is a tragic misfit at the core of me, and I've just done a lot of work on myself. I love a good self-help book; I've read a ton of them. I love self-help seminars and therapy and all that.
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Steve Vai
American Musician
When I was young, I wasn't a misfit or anything. I had friends in all the different social groups. But I had issues - just personal issues, insecurities and other things that had happened in my life.
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Travis Knight
American Producer
The interesting thing about Laika is that it's very much an island of misfit toys. It's unusual people with strange talents and very unusual passions who have somehow found each other.
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Tig Notaro
American Comedian
It attracts all types. But I definitely call the comedy world the land of misfit toys. Looking around the room at my friends, that's what I see.
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Patti Smith
American Musician
Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo - Jo being the writer and the misfit.
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive.
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Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
For me, every show that's about teachers - and there's been a number of them - they're like misfits who hate the kids and don't want to be there and hate their jobs. For me, having crazy parents, my teachers were the sane people who raised me, and they liked being there.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're all the same. Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people, regardless.
Quote examples
Charlotte Caffey
American Musician
I was fortunate enough to be living in Hollywood, CA, when the underground punk rock music scene started. It was a small group of artists, misfits and weirdos, where everyone was welcomed and encouraged to express themselves.
Quote examples
Roger Rosenblatt
American Journalist
If the sad truth be known, writers, being the misfits we are, probably ought not to belong to families in the first place. We simply are too self-interested, though we may excuse the flaw by calling it 'focused.
Quote examples
Jenna Fischer
American Actress
I think that there is a tragic misfit at the core of me, and I've just done a lot of work on myself. I love a good self-help book; I've read a ton of them. I love self-help seminars and therapy and all that.
Quote examples
Steve Vai
American Musician
When I was young, I wasn't a misfit or anything. I had friends in all the different social groups. But I had issues - just personal issues, insecurities and other things that had happened in my life.
Quote examples
Travis Knight
American Producer
The interesting thing about Laika is that it's very much an island of misfit toys. It's unusual people with strange talents and very unusual passions who have somehow found each other.
Quote examples
Tig Notaro
American Comedian
It attracts all types. But I definitely call the comedy world the land of misfit toys. Looking around the room at my friends, that's what I see.
Quote examples
Patti Smith
American Musician
Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo - Jo being the writer and the misfit.
Quote examples
Alan Rickman
British Actor
Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive.
Example 1 of 10
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