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misanswer

Pronunciation: /mɪsˈænsə(ɹ)/

The English word “misanswer” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
  2. to answer scornfully or abusively

noun

  1. a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer

Etymology

From Middle English mysansweren, equivalent to mis- + answer.

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