Etymology

misanswer

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Today it means: to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly Full definition →

Middle English mysansweren
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommysansweren
  2. English todaymisanswer

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

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