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Meaning of misreply | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To reply inappropriately.

Examples

“While almost any conversational turn by addressee can serve as the reference turn for a connective-initial turn by a self-selecting participant, a preceding turn by Alter was used in a more restricted set of circumstances, such as: […] If Alter has misreplied, in Ego's estimation, either through misunderstanding or contradiction, to Ego's preceding turn, or if he has emphasized the wrong aspect or presupposition of Ego's turn;”
“Chances are the respondent misreplied if, in your review of the interview questions, you have to ask: • What does the researcher mean by this question?”
“For the general public watching the road rage of Mr. Asness who misreplied to my last post: The claims [sic] by AQR is: tail risk is not needed by funds because there are ways to do it better.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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