misanswer

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/mɪsˈænsə(ɹ)//mɪsˈɑːnsə(ɹ)/

verb

to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly

OriginMiddle English mysansweren →
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Meanings

verbmisanswer (third-person singular simple present misanswers, present participle misanswering, simple past and past participle misanswered)

present singular third person misanswers · participle present misanswering · participle past misanswered · past misanswered

  1. transitiveto answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
  2. archaictransitiveto answer scornfully or abusively

    Also that no Fellow, within the lodge or without it, shall misanswer or reprove another, without cause.

    2013, John Yarker, The Arcane Schools
nounmisanswer (plural misanswers)

plural misanswers

  1. a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer

Origin

  1. Middle Englishmysansweren
  2. Englishmisanswer

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

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APA

misanswer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misanswer

MLA

“misanswer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misanswer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misanswer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misanswer.

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