Meaning & use
misfit
A person who does not fit in well with a group or environment because they are different.
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Growing up, he always felt like a misfit among his more athletic classmates.
The novel follows a small group of misfits who form an unlikely friendship.
A note on using this word
Misfit can carry either a sympathetic or a mildly negative tone depending on the surrounding context.
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