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misanswer

/mɪsˈænsə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-an-swer
IPA
/mɪsˈænsə(ɹ)/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly

Transitive verb

verb

to answer scornfully or abusively

Archaic; Transitive verb

noun

a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

misanswers (present, singular) misanswering (participle, present) misanswered (participle, past) misanswered (past) misanswers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce misanswer?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈænsə(ɹ)/.
What does misanswer mean?
to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
Where does misanswer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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