miscast
verb/ˌmɪsˈkɑːst/
/ˌmɪsˈkæst/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they miscast | /ˌmɪsˈkɑːst/ /ˌmɪsˈkæst/ |
| he / she / it miscasts | /ˌmɪsˈkɑːsts/ /ˌmɪsˈkæsts/ |
| past simple miscast | /ˌmɪsˈkɑːst/ /ˌmɪsˈkæst/ |
| past participle miscast | /ˌmɪsˈkɑːst/ /ˌmɪsˈkæst/ |
| -ing form miscasting | /ˌmɪsˈkɑːstɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈkæstɪŋ/ |
- to choose an actor to play a role for which they are not suitable; to give the roles in a play or film to unsuitable actors
- be miscast as somebody/something He was hopelessly miscast as the romantic hero.
- be miscast The whole production is miscast.
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