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miscast
verb mis·cast \ˌmis-ˈkast\
: to give (an actor) a role for which the actor is not suited
: to make bad choices in selecting actors for (something, such as a play or movie)
mis·castmis·cast·ing
Full Definition of MISCAST
transitive verb
: to cast in an unsuitable role <life had miscast her in the role of wife and mother — Edna Ferber>
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First Known Use of MISCAST
1925
Rhymes with MISCAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
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