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miscast
[ mis-kast, -kahst ]
/ mɪsˈkæst, -ˈkɑst /
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verb (used with object), mis·cast, mis·cast·ing.
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).
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miscast
/ (ˌmɪsˈkɑːst) /
verb -casts, -casting or -cast (tr)
to cast badly
(often passive)
- to cast (a role or the roles) in (a play, film, etc) inappropriatelyFalstaff was certainly miscast
- to assign an inappropriate role tohe was miscast as Othello
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