n. A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
n. A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
v. To fit badly.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or the state of fitting badly
n. Something that fits badly, as a garment.
n. A person who does not fit in comfortably with the surrounding situation or society; one who cannot conform or adjust to the circumstances in which he lives.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To make, as a garment, etc., of a wrong size.
To supply with something that does not fit or is not suitable.
n. A wrong or bad fit; something, as a suit of clothes, that fits badly.
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n. someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
Word Usage
"That Rudolph, with his nose so bright, becomes a hero by leading Santa's reindeer on a foggy night is no matter to Professor George Giuliani, who claims that this isn't a cute little story; the rampant use of the word "misfit" aimed at Rudolph sends the wrong message to vulnerable children."