Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🎭 Wrong person chosen ⚙️ A flawed part 🪄 A failed spell
miscasting

miscasting

1 6.5
Choosing someone for a role who does not fit it
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪsˌkæstɪŋ/
: elección inapropiada
  • The actress received criticism for her miscasting as a shy librarian in the action film.

Examples

  • The miscasting of the male romantic lead is also a problem in this intelligent and, in some ways, estimable attempt to make a different sort of romantic costume drama, one that will inspire sufficient curiosity and praise to make the grade as a solid upscale late autumn release for Focus Features.

    Blog text (19)

  • The director acknowledged the miscasting in the play, stating that a different actor would have suited the role better.

  • Critics were less welcoming: the ethnic miscasting drew complaints, and critics were already weary of screen violence.

    Academic text (2017)

  • I remained loyal to this show despite the awful miscasting of Laurence Fishburne.

    Blog text (24)

  • The production is further undermined by miscasting, including that of an uncharismatic Kerry Foerster as Bilbo and Heidi Berg as Thorin Oakenshield.

    Blog text (22)

  • Many fans were disappointed with the miscasting of the lead role, arguing that the actor did not fit the character's profile.

How Suitable

casting
126 3.4
miscasting
1 6.5

Surface Forms

miscasting singular
miscastings plural

Morphology

miscasting = miscast (transparent) = mis + cast + ing

Derived from 'miscast' (assigning wrongly) with '-ing' forming the act/result; learners who know 'mis-' and the casting sense of 'cast' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Miscasting comes from mis- 'wrong' and cast meaning 'to choose actors' or 'the group of actors', as in 'cast a movie'. So a miscasting is choosing the wrong person for a role, which can spoil a performance.