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miscast
(mis|cast)
Pronunciation:
/mɪsˈkɑːst/
verb
(
past and past participle
miscast
)
[
with object
]
allot an unsuitable role to (an actor):
he is badly miscast in the romantic lead
allot the roles in (a play or film) to unsuitable actors:
(as adjective
miscast
)
it’s hard to imagine a more miscast version of ‘Julius Caesar’
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