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/

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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角色选择不当；给（演员）分配不适当的角色
- be miscast as somebody/something He was hopelessly miscast as the romantic hero.他被无望地误认为浪漫英雄。
- be miscast The whole production is miscast.整个生产都失败了。
Topics Film and theatrec2

BNC: 44582 COCA: 34377

miscast