Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To cast in an unsuitable role.
- transitive verb To cast (a role, play, or film) inappropriately.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An erroneous cast or reckoning.
- To east or reckon erroneously.
- To cast or direct erroneously or improperly: as, to
miscast a glance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To cast or reckon wrongly.
- noun An erroneous cast or reckoning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, intransitive To cast or
reckon incorrectly. - verb transitive, intransitive To cast or
direct erroneously or improperly. - verb To
cast anactor in an inappropriaterole . - verb To make an error when casting a vote.
- noun An erroneous cast or reckoning.
- adjective Erroneously cast
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role
Etymologies
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Examples
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Henry Hathaway's 1969 "True Grit" was neither "doddery" nor "miscast" - it was perfect; and Glen Campbell's character was not "a major character" - he was there to provide a little light ballast to the tense, central relationship between Mattie and Cogburn.
With True Grit, the Coen brothers have given the western back its teeth 2011
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Tebow's autobiography, audaciously written when he was merely a 23-year-old second-string quarterback most critics called a miscast running back, came out in June.
USATODAY.com News 2012
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He contended that that statement "was not accurate" and that he had "miscast" Obama's religious beliefs as racism.
After Washington rally, Glenn Beck assails Obama's religion 2010
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And RDJ as Sherlock is a Michael Dudikoff as Han Solo kind of miscast, so I really hope this turd will flop.
December’s Box Office Battle: Avatar Versus Sherlock Holmes | /Film 2009
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Maybe you should consider this before you flippantly deride a non-virgin bride or groom as "miscast" in their own religious ceremony.
Living together, having a big wedding. Ann Althouse 2005
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He then states a "miscast" Goldwyn "makes revenge for his daughter's violation look more gratuitously brutal than the crime."
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And for everybody 'miscast' in Batman & Robin, the whole movie is a farking joke.
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In any event, Johnson now claims there has been an effort to "miscast" his responses.
Guarino 2008
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In any event, Johnson now claims there has been an effort to "miscast" his responses.
Guarino 2008
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In any event, Johnson now claims there has been an effort to "miscast" his responses.
Guarino 2008
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