misanswer
English
Etymology
From Middle English misansweren, equivalent to mis- + answer.
Verb
misanswer (third-person singular simple present misanswers, present participle misanswering, simple past and past participle misanswered)
- (transitive) to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
- (transitive, archaic) to answer scornfully or abusively
- 2013, John Yarker, The Arcane Schools:
- Also that no Fellow, within the lodge or without it, shall misanswer or reprove another, without cause.
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Noun
misanswer (plural misanswers)
- a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer