"misanswer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈænsə(ɹ)/, /mɪsˈɑːnsə(ɹ)/ Forms: misanswers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mysansweren, equivalent to mis- + answer. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mysansweren}} Middle English mysansweren, {{prefix|en|mis|answer}} mis- + answer Head templates: {{en-noun}} misanswer (plural misanswers)
  1. a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer
    Sense id: en-misanswer-en-noun-n3l~rDhe Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 29 32 38

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈænsə(ɹ)/, /mɪsˈɑːnsə(ɹ)/ Forms: misanswers [present, singular, third-person], misanswering [participle, present], misanswered [participle, past], misanswered [past]
Etymology: From Middle English mysansweren, equivalent to mis- + answer. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mysansweren}} Middle English mysansweren, {{prefix|en|mis|answer}} mis- + answer Head templates: {{en-verb}} misanswer (third-person singular simple present misanswers, present participle misanswering, simple past and past participle misanswered)
  1. (transitive) to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-misanswer-en-verb-ckgWiQaE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 29 32 38
  2. (transitive, archaic) to answer scornfully or abusively Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-misanswer-en-verb-UzyjNB4O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 17 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 29 32 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 13 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 10 77

Inflected forms

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