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Miscast   /mɪskˈæst/   Listen
Miscast

verb
(past & past part. miscast; pres. part. miscasting)
1.
Cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role.





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"Miscast" Quotes from Famous Books



... Spong, a clever actress who is always miscast and who is rarely able to display her fine qualities, was this contradictory "heroine," while Miss Katherine Grey, usually assigned to dark melodrama, was the white-muslin girl with the Vassar mis-label. William Lamp, as the boy who kissed, was possibly the best member of the cast, ...
— Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 • Various
... "He's miscast," said Morgan briskly. "He should be king of a calm and peaceful world in calm and peaceful times. You're going to have trouble with him, Captain Bors!" Then he said; "Perhaps we can work out a plan or two, eh? While you're waiting ...
— Talents, Incorporated • William Fitzgerald Jenkins


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