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miscast

[ mis-kast, -kahst ]

/ mɪsˈkæst, -ˈkɑst /

verb (used with object), mis·cast, mis·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).

Origin of miscast

1925–30; mis-¹ + cast1

Words nearby miscast

miscall, miscanthus, miscarriage, miscarriage of justice, miscarry, miscast, misce, miscegenation, miscellanea, miscellaneous, miscellanist

Example sentences from the Web for miscast

Roberts is miscast here, never cracking that blockbuster smile and speaking in a terrible Irish accent.

Oscar Nominees’ Most Embarrassing Roles: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and More |Marlow Stern |February 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The vice president has to be himself, not a reprise of a miscast LBJ.

Washington’s Endless Civil War |Robert Shrum |January 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The news got us thinking of other actors who were miscast as famous literary characters in films.

Hollywood's Dumbest Casting Choices |Marlow Stern |February 2, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Spaniards have always been miscast as hotheads; they are, in fact, the masters of sang-froid.

Spain's Win: Cosmic Justice |Tunku Varadarajan |July 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Maybe, in her own muddled way, she is at last owning up to the fact that she has been miscast.

Sarah Palin and Princess Di |Tina Brown |July 5, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Terriss looked all wrong as Orsino; many other people were miscast.

The Story of My Life |Ellen Terry

British Dictionary definitions for miscast

miscast

/ (ˌmɪsˈkɑːst) /

verb -casts, -casting or -cast (tr)

to cast badly

(often passive)

to cast (a role or the roles) in (a play, film, etc) inappropriatelyFalstaff was certainly miscast
to assign an inappropriate role tohe was miscast as Othello