miscast

  • 11miscast — verb (past and past participle miscast) allot an unsuitable role to (an actor) …

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  • 12miscast — verb past tense and past participle miscast (transitive usually passive) to choose an unsuitable actor to play a particular character in a play or film …

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  • 13miscast — /mɪsˈkast/ (say mis kahst) verb (t) (miscast, miscasting) 1. Theatre to allot an unsuitable part in a play to (an actor), or to select an unsuitable actor or unsuitable actors for (a part or play). 2. Metallurgy to cast (metal) badly or into a… …

  • 14Miscast Nunataks — (80°30′S 159°9′E / 80.5°S 159.15°E / 80.5; 159.15) is a group of four nunataks which rise to 910 m on the south side of Byrd Glacier. The outcrops lie between …

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  • 15miscast — 1. verb a) To cast an actor in an inappropriate role b) To make an error when casting a vote 2. adjective Erroneously cast …

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  • 16miscast — mis|cast [ mıs kæst ] (past tense and past participle mis|cast) verb transitive usually passive to give a part in a play or film to an actor who is not suitable for it …

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  • 17miscast — mis cast || ‚mɪs kɑːst v. assign the wrong or improper part (in theater, etc.); make a mistake in addition (Mathematics) …

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  • 18miscast — mis·cast …

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  • 19miscast — mis•cast [[t]mɪsˈkæst, ˈkɑst[/t]] v. t. 1) sbz to cast (an actor) in an unsuitable role 2) sbz to cast (a play, film, etc.) inappropriately …

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  • 20miscast —   refers to an actor/actress who is completely wrong, untalented, or unbelievable for the role he or she has been cast in.   Examples: John Wayne as Temujin (Genghis Khan) in The Conqueror (1956), Barbra Steisand as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!… …

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