misfit.
An ill-fitting garment.
Meaning & usage
An ill-fitting garment.
A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
She was very unhappy in Iraq and a misfit in the Army.
The MBA was a misfit when stuck in a meeting with the programmers.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Middle English fit? English fit English misfit From mis- + fit.
To fit badly.
His suit was misfitted and looked awkward.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Middle English fit? English fit English misfit From mis- + fit.
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