miscast

From Middle English miscasten, equivalent to mis- +‎ cast.

miscast (third-person singular simple present miscasts, present participle miscasting, simple past and past participle miscast)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To cast or reckon incorrectly.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To cast or direct erroneously or improperly.

   to miscast a glance

3. To cast an actor in an inappropriate role.
4. To make an error when casting a vote.

miscast (plural miscasts)

1. An erroneous cast or reckoning.

miscast (not comparable)

1. Erroneously cast

• Stimacs, castism, mastics, misacts