miscast
verb
mis·cast
ˌmis-ˈkast 
miscast; miscasting
: to cast in an unsuitable role
life had miscast her in the role of wife and mother—
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The series puts Scott in his 30s, a more plausible stretch, but this is still not miscasting and not just because without Scott, there would be no Ripley.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Also on offer are recommendations on what type of leaders should be running Boeing, and its recent miscues in emphasizing the wrong roles and maybe miscasting top managers.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
This is a false binary, however, which miscasts how international criminal tribunals operate.
—Rebecca Hamilton, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2023
Padre Pio Abel Ferrara turns expat only to miscast Shia LaBeouf in a biopic of Francesco Forgione.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 July 2023
Green spent most of the year either not properly engaged by his point guard or miscast into lead guard duties when Porter exited the game.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 24 May 2023
But this successful spinning of a huge conspiracy theory, by miscasting the intentions of 15-minute cities, has worrying long term implications for climate action, King said.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023
Fletch is also now embodied by a wisecracking Jon Hamm — also miscast (Bob Odenkirk would make a great Fletch) — who leans more naturally into the one-liners than Chase while exuding his usual mix of smarm and charm.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Jeff McNeil, who miscast himself as a power hitter the last two years, is on his way to the All-Star Game with a team-high 1.9 WAR AR -0.8% with just three homers among his 17 extra-base hits.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Also on offer are recommendations on what type of leaders should be running Boeing, and its recent miscues in emphasizing the wrong roles and maybe miscasting top managers.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
This is a false binary, however, which miscasts how international criminal tribunals operate.
—Rebecca Hamilton, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2023
Padre Pio Abel Ferrara turns expat only to miscast Shia LaBeouf in a biopic of Francesco Forgione.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 July 2023
Green spent most of the year either not properly engaged by his point guard or miscast into lead guard duties when Porter exited the game.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 24 May 2023
But this successful spinning of a huge conspiracy theory, by miscasting the intentions of 15-minute cities, has worrying long term implications for climate action, King said.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023
Fletch is also now embodied by a wisecracking Jon Hamm — also miscast (Bob Odenkirk would make a great Fletch) — who leans more naturally into the one-liners than Chase while exuding his usual mix of smarm and charm.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Jeff McNeil, who miscast himself as a power hitter the last two years, is on his way to the All-Star Game with a team-high 1.9 WAR AR -0.8% with just three homers among his 17 extra-base hits.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 1 June 2022
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First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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mis·cast
(ˈ)mis-ˈkast
: to cast in an unsuitable role
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