Misanswer
/mɪsˈænsə(ɹ)/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer
Verb
- 1 to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly transitive
- 2 to answer scornfully or abusively archaic, transitive
"Also that no Fellow, within the lodge or without it, shall misanswer or reprove another, without cause."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Also that no Fellow, within the lodge or without it, shall misanswer or reprove another, without cause."
Etymology
From Middle English mysansweren, equivalent to mis- + answer.