misanswer

a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer

Noun

  1. a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer

Origin

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

Forms

misanswers

Verb

  1. to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
  2. to 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:

Forms

misanswers misanswering misanswered