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misfit

  (mĭs'fĭt', mĭs-fĭt') pronunciation
n.
  1. Something of the wrong size or shape for its purpose.
  2. One who is unable to adjust to one's environment or circumstances or is considered to be disturbingly different from others.

 
 
WordNet: misfit
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone unable to adapt to their circumstances


 
Wikipedia: Misfit (short story)

Misfit is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein. It was first published in the November 1939 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. One of the earliest of his Future History stories, it was later included in the collections Revolt in 2100 and The Past Through Tomorrow.

Plot summary

The story concerns Andrew Jackson Libby (here nicknamed Pinky, for his red hair, but later nicknamed Slipstick), a boy from Earth with extraordinary mathematical ability but meager education. Finding few opportunities on Earth, he joins the Cosmic Construction Corps (see Civilian Conservation Corps), where his astounding abilities prove crucial in moving an asteroid from the Belt to near-Earth orbit.

"Slipstick" Libby became one of Heinlein's recurring characters, and would later appear in several works associated with Lazarus Long, among them Methuselah's Children and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls.


 
Translations: Translations for: Misfit

Dansk (Danish)
n. - mislykket/fejlplaceret person, person, der ikke passer ind i et miljø, tøj, der sidder dårligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
buitenbeentje, niet passend kledingstuk, asociaal persoon

Français (French)
n. - marginal, original

Deutsch (German)
n. - Außenseiter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απροσάρμοστο άτομο

Italiano (Italian)
persona non accetta per il suo comportamento strano, indumento che non si adatta bene

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desajuste (m)

Русский (Russian)
плохо сидеть (о платье), быть не впору (о башмаках), плохо подходить для должности, неудачник, плохо сидящее платье, башмаки не впору

Español (Spanish)
n. - inadaptado, traje que no cae bien

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - misslyckad individ, dålig passform

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不称职的人, 不适合的东西

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不稱職的人, 不適合的東西

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 맞지 않는 옷, 환경에 적응하지 못하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - うまく合わない
n. - 合わないこと, うまく合わないもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سيء التطابق, شيء لا يتطابق مع غيره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לא מתאים (לתפקיד), לא יוצלח, לבוש לא הולם‬


 
 

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