miscast
verb
mis·cast
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miscast;
miscasting
Definition of miscast
: to cast in an unsuitable role
life had miscast her in the role of wife and mother— Edna Ferber
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Landry was miscast as an alpha receiver in Cleveland last year, and his efficiency suffered as a result, so in that sense, the arrival of Beckham could help. — Des Bieler, The Denver Post, "The top fantasy football wide receivers to draft in 2019," 12 Aug. 2019 The catalog makes the point, as does much recent writing on medieval Africa, that the Sahara has long been miscast as a barrier separating a notional black Africa from an equally notional white or Arab one. — Howard W. French, The New York Review of Books, "Africa’s Lost Kingdoms," 17 June 2019 The star may simply be miscast as a historical figure who remains something of an enigma. — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "When baseball and espionage played on the same team," 20 June 2018 Last: 45 Washington’s strengths and limitations have been on display this season while he’s been largely miscast as a combo forward due to the Wildcats’ personnel. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "2018 NBA Draft Big Board 4.0: Will Stars Align for Loaded Lottery?," 5 Feb. 2018 Love has been miscast at center often this year, and his shortcomings as a rim defender are even more glaring when perimeter defenders like I.T., Derrick Rose and J.R. Smith are allowing a parade of offensive players into the paint. — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "Love Lost: Replacing Kevin Love Won’t Be Simple for the Cavaliers," 30 Jan. 2018 Without Cousins, Davis became the center, no longer miscast as a power forward, forced to guard people around the perimeter. — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, "Everything Warriors fans need to know about the surging Pelicans," 26 Apr. 2018 An explosive pass rusher standing just 6-foot-1, 242 pounds, Jefferson was miscast under the former coaching staff, which wasted more than half of his sophomore season asking him to gain weight and play inside in a 4-3 scheme. — Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Five questions entering Gators' spring practices," 13 Mar. 2018 He’d be miscast as coverage safety but teams looking to play big in nickel and dime packages can find a use for Wilson. 8. — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, "Top 10 NFL free agents by position: Defense," 26 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'miscast.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for miscast
miscast
verb
English Language Learners Definition of miscast
: 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)
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