- to cast badly
- (often passive)
- to cast (a role or the roles) in (a play, film, etc) inappropriately: Falstaff was certainly miscast
- to assign an inappropriate role to: he was miscast as a villain
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mis•cast /mɪsˈkæst/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -cast, -cast•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Show Businessto cast (an actor) in an unsuitable role:The directors miscast the comedian in a serious role.
- Show Businessto cast (a play, etc.) with unsuitable actors.
mis•cast
(mis kast′, -käst′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cast, -cast•ing.
- to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):Tom was miscast as Romeo.
- to allot (a role) to an unsuitable actor.
- to select unsuitable actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like).
- mis-1 + cast1 1925–30
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miscast /ˌmɪsˈkɑːst/ vb ( -casts, -casting, -cast) (transitive)
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