misfit
English
/ˈmɪsfɪt/, /mɪsˈfɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (now) 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.
Etymology
Prefix from English fit.
Origin
English
fit
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aquafit English
- autofit English
- backfit English
- befit English
- bitchfit English
- catfit English
- fit English
- fitful English
- fitly English
- fitment English
- fitness English
- fittable English
- fitter English
- fittest English
- fitteth English
- fittie English
- fitweed English
- headfit English
- nonfit English
- outfit English
- overfit English
- photofit English
- refit English
- retrofit English
- semifit English
- shopfit English
- superfit English
- underfit English
- unfit English
- videofit English
- waterfit English
- fitti Finnish
- fit German
- fit Middle English
- fittur Faroese
- fit Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- fit Chinese