miscast

Definition of Miscast in English :

1. miscast

cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Miscast

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

1.

to cast badly

2. (often passive)

a.

to cast (a role or the roles) in (a play, film, etc) inappropriately

Falstaff was certainly miscast

b.

to assign an inappropriate role to

he was miscast as Othello

verb transitiveWord forms: misˈcast or misˈcasting

1.

to cast (an actor) in an unsuitable role

2.

to cast (a play) with actors unsuited to their roles

tr.v. mis·cast, mis·cast·ing, mis·casts

1. To cast in an unsuitable role.

2. To cast (a role, play, or film) inappropriately.