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miscast
[ mis-kast, -kahst ]
verb (used with object)
- to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
Tom was miscast as Romeo.
- to allot (a role) to an unsuitable actor.
- to select unsuitable actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like).
miscast
/ ˌmɪsˈkɑːst /
verb
- to cast badly
- often passive
- to cast (a role or the roles) in (a play, film, etc) inappropriately
Falstaff was certainly miscast
- to assign an inappropriate role to
he was miscast as Othello
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Example Sentences
It was the best performance by a woefully miscast actress in decades.
Roberts is miscast here, never cracking that blockbuster smile and speaking in a terrible Irish accent.
The vice president has to be himself, not a reprise of a miscast LBJ.
Everyone feels spectacularly miscast here and I was left scratching my head, wondering just who would want to watch this.
The news got us thinking of other actors who were miscast as famous literary characters in films.
For one thing the production was doomed at the start: it was wofully miscast.
Terriss looked all wrong as Orsino; many other people were miscast.
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