how to pronounce misfit

/ˈmɪsˌfɪt/

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misfit is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of misfit in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… he was a misfit in a way but a very nice …”

meanings of misfit

noun:

A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc. She was very unhappy in Iraq and a misfit in the Army.
A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
An ill-fitting garment.

verb:

To fit badly.

misfit frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word misfit occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics misfit can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that misfit can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;