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English Dictionary: misfit by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misfit
n
  1. someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Misfit \Mis*fit"\, n.
      1. The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a misfit in
            making a coat; a ludicrous misfit.
  
      2. Something that fits badly, as a garment.
  
                     I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat
                     tightly on him, as if his new duties were a misfit.
                                                                              --Dickens.
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