misanswer

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

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈænsə(ɹ)/, /mɪsˈɑːnsə(ɹ)/

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

1. (transitive) to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
2. (transitive, archaic) to answer scornfully or abusively
   • 2013, John Yarker, The Arcane Schools:

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

misanswer (plural misanswers)

1. a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer