miscast

UK: /ˌmɪsˈkɑːst/ US: /mɪsˈkæst/ ,(mis kast′, -käst′)

Inflections of 'miscast' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

miscasts

v 3rd person singular

miscasting

v pres p

miscast

v past

miscast

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mis•cast /mɪsˈkæst/   v. [~ + object] , -cast, -cast•ing. 

1. Show Business to cast (an actor) in an unsuitable role:
   The directors miscast the comedian in a serious role.
2. Show Business to cast (a play, etc.) with unsuitable actors.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mis•cast  (mis kast′, -käst′), v.t., -cast, -cast•ing. 

1. to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
   Tom was miscast as Romeo.
2. to allot (a role) to an unsuitable actor.
3. to select unsuitable actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like).

• mis-¹ + cast¹ 1925–30

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miscast / ˌmɪsˈkɑːst/ verb ( -casts, -casting, -cast)(transitive)

1. to cast badly
2. (often passive) to cast (a role or the roles) in (a play, film, etc) inappropriately: Falstaff was certainly miscast
3. to assign an inappropriate role to: he was miscast as a villain