miscast

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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).

Origin:
1925–30; mis-¹ + cast¹

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miscast (ˌmɪsˈkɑːst)

—vb , -casts, -casting, -cast
1.	to cast badly
2.	(often passive)
	a. to cast (a role or the roles) in (a play, film, etc) inappropriately: Falstaff was certainly miscast
	b. to assign an inappropriate role to: he was miscast as Othello

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Word Origin & History

miscast

late 14c., "to cast (a glance, an 'eye') with evil intent" see mis- (1) + cast (v.). Theatrical sense of "to place an actor in an unsuitable roll" is first recorded 1927.

Example sentences

Heiss testified a miscast from the factory was one of a number of possible reasons for damaged rotors.

She would be miscast playing herself, let alone this news anchor.

It was not intended for bar shot and appears to be a miscast ball.

The movie was miscast and, more important, misconceived.

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