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Definition of miscast verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

miscast

verb

NAmE//ˌmɪsˈkæst//

[usually passive] miscast somebody (as somebody/something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they miscast

he / she / it miscasts

past simple miscast

-ing form miscasting

to choose an actor to play a role for which they are not suitable He was hopelessly miscast as the romantic hero.

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