unfit

/ʌnˈfɪt/

adj 3verb 1

Collocations

(adj.) unsuitable for sth/not capable of sth

VERBS

be, look | become

make sb/sth, render sb/sth

The injury rendered him unfit for military service.

consider sb/sth, declare sb/sth, deem sb/sth, find sb/sth

The doctor found him unfit to return to work after his injury.

ADV

completely, quite, totally, wholly | medically, mentally, physically

PREP

for

The old building was declared unfit for human habitation after the inspection.

(adj.) not in good physical health

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem | become

ADV

very | completely, quite | slightly

Definitions

adj

Not fit; not having the correct requirements.

Jack cannot run, making him unfit for the track team.

The latter engine was found unfit to take its return working at 5.35 p.m. from Luton, and No. 45616, Malta G.C., was provided by Kentish Town as substitute.

Not fit, not having a good physical demeanor.

I've become so unfit after stopping cycling to town.

Unsuitable for a particular purpose.

Sadly, the station that proves to be the busiest - Blackpool Pleasure Beach - is unfit for purpose. It possesses a tiny canopy back from the platform that offers little in the way of shelter or amenities, other than a couple of benches.

verb

To make unfit; to render unsuitable, spoil, disqualify.

He [...] added that he was fearful Christianity, or rather Christians, had unfitted him for ascending the pure and undefiled throne of thirty pagan Kings before him.

These preoccupations unfitted the soldiers for the defence of the frontier, and permitted vigorous incursions of Germans form the north and Persians from the east.

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Synonyms

verb — make unfit or unsuitable

adjective — physically unsound or diseased

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Idioms & Phrases

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Jack cannot run, making him unfit for the track team.

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The latter engine was found unfit to take its return working at 5.35 p.m. from Luton, and No. 45616, Malta G.C., was provided by Kentish Town as substitute.

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On September 7, 1993, Sharon Bottoms lost custody of her two-year-old son to her own mother. A Virginia judge found that her sexual relationship with her lover was immoral and rendered her an unfit pa

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He [...] added that he was fearful Christianity, or rather Christians, had unfitted him for ascending the pure and undefiled throne of thirty pagan Kings before him.

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These preoccupations unfitted the soldiers for the defence of the frontier, and permitted vigorous incursions of Germans form the north and Persians from the east.

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This life entirely unfits you for general practice.

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