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misfit
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mis·fit  (msft, ms-ft)
n.
1. Something of the wrong size or shape for its purpose.
2. One who is unable to adjust to one's environment or circumstances or is considered to be disturbingly different from others.

misfit
n [ˈmɪsˌfɪt]
1. a person not suited in behaviour or attitude to a particular social environment
2. something that does not fit or fits badly
vb [ˌmɪsˈfɪt] -fits, -fitting, -fitted (intr)
to fail to fit or be fitted
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.misfit - someone unable to adapt to their circumstancesmisfit - someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
anthropoid, ape - person who resembles a nonhuman primate
dork, jerk - a dull stupid fatuous person
addle-head, addlehead, birdbrain, loon - a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought

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.
Translations
misfit [ˈmɪsfɪt] N (= person) → inadaptado/a m/f
he's always been a misfit hereno se ha adaptado nunca a las condiciones de aquí, en ningún momento ha estado realmente contento aquí

misfit [ˈmɪsfɪt] n (= person) → asocial(e) m/f

misfit
n (= person)Außenseiter(in) m(f); (= social misfit also)Nichtangepasste(r) mf; society’s misfitsdie Außenseiter der Gesellschaft; he’s a real misfiter ist ein sehr schwieriger Fall; he’s always been a misfit hereer hat nie richtig hierher gepasst, er hat sich hier nie angepasst; I felt (like) a misfitich fühlte mich fehl am Platze

misfit [ˈmɪsˌfɪt] n (person) → disadattato/a, spostato/a

misfit
n misfit [ˈmisfit]
a person who is not able to live or work happily with others. wanaangepaste شَخْص عديم الإنْسِجام مع غَيْرِه необщителен човек problémová osobnost udskud der Eigenbrötler απροσάρμοστο άτομο inadaptado kohanemisvõimetu isik غیر متجانس sopeutumaton henkilö inadapté/-ée אֵינוֹ מִשתָלֵב अनुपयुक्त izrod aszociális egyén orang kikuk, orang canggung utangarðsmaður disadattato, (chi non è integrato bene) 不適応者 환경에 맞지 않는 사람 neprisitaikėlis nepiemērots dzīvei sabiedrībā orang yang kekok onaangepaste mislykket person człowiek nieprzystosowany desajustado inadaptat, neadaptat неприспособленный человек problematický človek neprilagojenec, iztirjenec nepodesna osoba missanpassad [] ผู้ที่ปรับตัวให้เข้ากับสิ่งแวดล้อมไม่ได้ uyumsuz 不適應環境的人 людина, погано пристосована до оточення کوئی ناموزوں شخص جو کسی ماحول یا پیشے میں کھپ نہ سکے quần áo không vừa


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