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Meaning of "social misfit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOCIAL MISFIT

social misfit  [ˈsəʊʃəl ˈmɪsˌfɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOCIAL MISFIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Social misfit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOCIAL MISFIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of social misfit in the English dictionary

The definition of social misfit in the dictionary is a person who does not conform to others' views of what is normal or acceptable in society.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOCIAL MISFIT


backfit
ˈbækˌfɪt
benefit
ˈbɛnɪfɪt
Buffett
ˈbʌfɪt
comfit
ˈkʌmfɪt
counterfeit
ˈkaʊntəfɪt
E-FIT
ˈiːfɪt
fit
fɪt
fitt
fɪt
forfeit
ˈfɔːfɪt
misfit
ˈmɪsˌfɪt
nonprofit
nɒnˈprɒfɪt
outfit
ˈaʊtˌfɪt
palafitte
ˈpæləˌfɪt
Photofit
ˈfəʊtəʊˌfɪt
profit
ˈprɒfɪt
prophet
ˈprɒfɪt
refit
riːˈfɪt
retrofit
ˈrɛtrəʊˌfɪt
unfit
ʌnˈfɪt
videofit
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌfɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOCIAL MISFIT

social history
social housing
social inclusion
social inquiry report
social insurance
Social Insurance Number
social intelligence
social life
social market
social media
social mobility
social networking site
social notworking
social order
social organization
social phobia
social psychology
social realism
social recession
social register

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOCIAL MISFIT

befit
child benefit
confit
cost-benefit
defined-benefit
fighting fit
goodness of fit
gross profit
have a fit
hissy fit
housing benefit
incapacity benefit
keep fit
net profit
operating profit
press fit
push fit
see fit
soffit
superfit

Synonyms and antonyms of social misfit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «social misfit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOCIAL MISFIT

Find out the translation of social misfit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of social misfit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «social misfit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

社会的错配
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resentido social
570 millions of speakers

English

social misfit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामाजिक मिसफिट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كفؤ الاجتماعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

социального несоответствия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desajuste social,
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামাজিক নৈতিকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inadapté social
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesalahan sosial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

soziale Außenseiter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

社会的なミスフィット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사회 부적응
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sosial misfit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

misfit xã hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமூகப் பிழையானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामाजिक अयोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sosyal uyuşmazlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disadattato sociale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedopasowanie społeczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соціального невідповідності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inadaptabil socială
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινωνική απροσάρμοστος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sosiale verarmde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

social missanpassad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sosialt mistilpasset
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of social misfit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCIAL MISFIT»

The term «social misfit» is regularly used and occupies the 81.265 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCIAL MISFIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about social misfit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOCIAL MISFIT»

Discover the use of social misfit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to social misfit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Social Misfit
"A Collection of Poems" By Debra C Rufini ISBN: 978 1 84747 020 1 First Published: 2000 This Edition: 2006 Pages: 100 Description Urged to deal with hard-hitting issues in written form, Debra C Rufini is sensitive towards such matters of ...
D. Rufini, 2006
2
Diary of a Misfit
Diary of a Misfit shares the daily battles of an eighth-grader as she endures trials and tribulations of surviving peer pressure, dealing with physical changes and balancing academics.
Angel Okwuosa, 2012
3
The Secret Leprosy of Modern Days: Narcotic Addiction and ...
and that “if such primary instincts are forever thwarted, the social misfit develops.” 63 The committee thus felt that the social misfit's problem lay in the frustration resulting from a perceived powerlessness in a modern, interdependent society ...
Timothy Alton Hickman, 2007
4
Take The Mental Out Of Mental Health
Social Misfit Summertime Blues I've been locked up under observation, Kept up in isolation, Unable to pay the bills, Taking lots of pills. Talking to the C.A.B. About financial insecurity. Help me doctors, Can't you see? I've got a bad case, Of the ...
David Stocks
5
Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and ...
47 The committee argued that the social misfit was, like all addicts, a product of modern intellectual, economic, and technological change. It felt that social misfits were produced by a cultural environment that precluded the resigned acceptance  ...
Caroline Jean Acker, Sarah W. Tracy, 2004
6
Health Disparities in Youth and Families: Research and ...
Social psychologists have used the term social misfit to describe the negative outcomes of individuals whose problem social behavior deviated from group norms (Wright, Giammarino, & Psrad, 1986). For example, in a study of boys living in ...
Gustavo Carlo, Lisa J. Crockett, Miguel A. Carranza, 2010
7
The Social Outcast: Ostracism, Social Exclusion, Rejection, ...
... obtained in a study with 12- year-old Finnish children (Juvonen, 1991). Younger, Gentile, and Burgess (1993) have likewise shown that both aggression and social withdrawal are 158 THE SOCIAL OUTCAST The Outcast as a Social Misfit.
Kipling D. Williams, Joseph P. Forgas, William Von Hippel, 2005
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J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye
(Holden would probably argue that he was alone by choice, but that a social misfit like Ackley was alone by necessity.) One of Ackley's less endearing characteristics is his intrusiveness; once he's in Holden's room, he isn't about to leave.
Joseph Claro, 1984
9
Cracking the AP English Literature, 2004-2005
(B) a comically ironic treatment of a social misfit. (C) a harshly condemnatory portrait of a bon vivant. (D) an admiring portrait of a great hunter. (E) a farcical treatment of an overly sensitive man. This is a typical AP English Literature and ...
Douglas McMullen, Jr., Princeton Review, 2004
10
Predicting Malicious Behavior: Tools and Techniques for ...
The Social Misfit On April 26, 2007, Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 27 fellow students and 5 faculty members and injured 25 others at Virginia Tech University. Cho committed his shootings in two attacks separated by only a few hours.
Gary M. Jackson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOCIAL MISFIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term social misfit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fringe Review: Asperger: A Tale Of A Social Misfit
It's hard to do something original at the Fringe, but Adam Schwartz has succeeded. In nearly two decades of Fringe-going, I've never seen a comedy show put ... «NOW Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Lansing man known as 'sexslavetrainer' sentenced to 30 years
During his sentencing hearing, Stevenson told the judge he was a social misfit in high school, never had many friends and was looking for acceptance, ... «Detroit Free Press, Jun 15»
3
8 Times 'The O.C.'s Seth Cohen Perfectly Summed Up Your Social
... although I'm more about Princess Sparkle than Captain Oats. But enough about me. Let's recap how Seth related back to YOUR awkward social misfit phase. «Bustle, Apr 15»
4
'Social misfit' stabs to death five elderly neighbours in Japan
'Social misfit' stabs to death five elderly neighbours in Japan ... by police Monday, with reports saying he is a “hikikomori” or social misfit who lived nearby. «South China Morning Post, Mar 15»
5
Claims Lewis Carroll had unhealthy interest in little girls is nonsense …
Lewis Carroll has been cast by many modern biographers as a social misfit with an .... Mr Wakeling ridicules Carroll's portrayal as an eccentric misfit: 'The vast ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
6
Simon Amstell review – monogamy, masturbation and moral muddles
This 70-minute set points fingers at this dodgy social construction and suggests ... fault that he (like all of us, now and then) is a social misfit – it's society's, too. «The Guardian, Oct 14»
7
Reverts: Heroes or Social Misfits?
Pubs, bars, clubs, social gatherings where house prices are the main topics of conversation; these just become either horrifically dark or unbearably boring. «Onislam.net, Jul 13»
8
Warped mind of misfit turned school killer
The 20-year-old social misfit grew up on a diet of violent video games, played in his bedroom, while his broken family tried and failed to deal with his mental ... «Express.co.uk, Dec 12»
9
Working Moms = Social Misfits? How to Fight Isolation
It could have been a scene straight out of a high school movie: The popular kids talking about their plans for the night within earshot of the lonely social misfit, ... «ABC News, Apr 12»
10
Radio Talent Share Social Media Tips
Radio stations are beginning to use social media to have conversations and ... firm Jacobs Media in Southfield, Mich., and moderator of the “R U a Social Misfit? «NetNewsCheck.com, Sep 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Social misfit [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/social-misfit>. May 2024 ».
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