1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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Adam Elliot never shies away from an opportunity to turn societal misfits into people worthy of love and acceptance on screen.
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Influenced by Robert Bresson's L'Argent (1983), Slacker bounces through town following the next interesting person to cross the frame in a daisy chain of oddballs and misfits.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The spectre of death that so often dominates Colombian storytelling turns into a chance to create a dizzying film about the lengths a group of misfits will go to avoid their eventual encounter with Death herself.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
While the movie closely mirrors their story, from their names to the game's outcome, Kelly told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in September 2024 that certain plot points are dramatized, including portraying the team as misfits to further emphasize their road to triumph.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Influenced by Robert Bresson's L'Argent (1983), Slacker bounces through town following the next interesting person to cross the frame in a daisy chain of oddballs and misfits.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The spectre of death that so often dominates Colombian storytelling turns into a chance to create a dizzying film about the lengths a group of misfits will go to avoid their eventual encounter with Death herself.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
While the movie closely mirrors their story, from their names to the game's outcome, Kelly told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in September 2024 that certain plot points are dramatized, including portraying the team as misfits to further emphasize their road to triumph.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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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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