miscast
mis kast
- v cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role
- The new film is conflicted about its subject it both derides and adores what it means to parody and it's miscast at the top.
- New court challenges, like the one in Palm Beach over the butterfly ballot that led so many people to miscast their votes, would seem like spiteful attempts to delay the inevitable.
- In his rare public interviews, Ikeda presents himself as a moderate who has been miscast by the press.