1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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The Wizard of Oz Effect In the movie The Wizard of Oz, there’s a scene where the protagonist, Dorothy, and her band of misfits are seeking the great and powerful Oz, an amorphous wizard who appears as a phantom atop an explosion of smoke.
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Steve Tengler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Surrounded by a group of military misfits, the colonel tries to reinstate discipline and professionalism with the help of the base’s previous interim leader, who happens to be his estranged daughter (Taylor Misiak).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
The producers ultimately made a new credits sequence that showed the misfits finding new homes on Christmas.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
There’s less pressure on a motley crew of anthropomorphic misfits than, say, Superman, whose time in the sun lies just around the corner.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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Steve Tengler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Surrounded by a group of military misfits, the colonel tries to reinstate discipline and professionalism with the help of the base’s previous interim leader, who happens to be his estranged daughter (Taylor Misiak).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
The producers ultimately made a new credits sequence that showed the misfits finding new homes on Christmas.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
There’s less pressure on a motley crew of anthropomorphic misfits than, say, Superman, whose time in the sun lies just around the corner.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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misfit
noun
mis·fit
ˈmis-ˌfit 
(ˈ)mis-ˈfit
(ˈ)mis-ˈfit
1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person poorly adjusted to his or her environment
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