misfit
noun/ˈmɪsfɪt/
Frequency rank: #16,307 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person who does not suit or adapt well to their environment or social group.
Example sentence
He always felt like a total misfit at school because his interests were so different from everyone else's.
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