miscast
verb (used with object)
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor).
miscasts
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present tense formof miscast (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This construction, in my view, unfortunately miscasts both the issue and the intent of the Framers.
From US News ● Jun. 29, 2015
Notwithstanding, the worst of these miscasts fell to my lot.
From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Francis Lynde
