misfit
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mis·fit
(mĭs′fĭt′, mĭs-fĭt′)n.
1. One who is unable to adjust to one's environment or circumstances or is considered to be awkwardly different from others.
2. Archaic Something, especially a garment, that does not fit properly.
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misfit
n
1. a person not suited in behaviour or attitude to a particular social environment
2. something that does not fit or fits badly
vb (intr) , -fits, -fitting or -fitted
to fail to fit or be fitted
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mis•fit
(mɪsˈfɪt for 1; mɪsˈfɪt, ˈmɪsˌfɪt for 2; ˈmɪsˌfɪt for 3)v. -fit•ted, -fit•ting,
n. v.t., v.i.
1. to fit badly.
n. 2. something, as a garment, that fits badly.
3. a person who is not suited or is unable to adjust to a situation: a misfit in one's job.
[1815–25]
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misfit
Past participle: misfitted
Gerund: misfitting
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Noun | 1. | misfit - someone unable to adapt to their circumstances unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual anthropoid, ape - person who resembles a nonhuman primate |
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misfit
noun nonconformist, eccentric, flake (slang, chiefly U.S.), oddball (informal), fish out of water (informal), square peg (in a round hole) (informal) I have been made to feel a social misfit for not wanting children.
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Translations
شَخْص عديم الإنْسِجام مع غَيْرِه
problémová osobnost
udskud
aszociális egyén
utangarîsmaîur
neprisitaikėlis
nepiemērots dzīvei sabiedrībā
problematický človek
uyumsuz
misfit
[ˈmɪsfɪt] N (= person) → inadaptado/a m/fhe's always been a misfit here → no se ha adaptado nunca a las condiciones de aquí, en ningún momento ha estado realmente contento aquí
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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misfit
n (= person) → Außenseiter(in) m(f); (= social misfit also) → Nichtangepasste(r) mf; society’s misfits → die Außenseiter der Gesellschaft; he’s a real misfit → er ist ein sehr schwieriger Fall; he’s always been a misfit here → er hat nie richtig hierher gepasst, er hat sich hier nie angepasst; I felt (like) a misfit → ich fühlte mich fehl am Platze
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misfit
[ˈmɪsˌfɪt] n (person) → disadattato/a, spostato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
misfit
(ˈmisfit) noun a person who is not able to live or work happily with others.
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