(ˈ) ̷ ̷+ transitive verb
Etymology: mis- (I) + cast
1. : to place in an unsuitable occupation ; especially : to give an unsuitable acting part to
a journalist without such faith is miscast — F.L.Mott
life had miscast her in the role of wife and mother — Edna Ferber
the actress who plays the lead is grotesquely miscast
2. : to make an unsuitable assignment of acting parts in
the play is miscast
the leading roles are miscast