nonanswer
noun
non·an·swer
ˌnän-ˈan(t)-sər 
: a response that fails to address the subject of a question : an uninformative or unsatisfactory answer
The answer to that question is not easy to come by. "Why did I leave? Because I felt it was time that I left," is Midori's nonanswer during our first interview.—
K. Robert Schwarz
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Phillip Hawkins, a single 29-year-old video editor and day trader from Baldwin Hills, had a similar nonanswer.
—Lz Granderson, ajc, 16 Apr. 2020
The long pause from the curators led to a nonanswer that hinted: Don’t bet on it.
—Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com, 24 July 2019
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Lz Granderson, ajc, 16 Apr. 2020
The long pause from the curators led to a nonanswer that hinted: Don’t bet on it.
—Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com, 24 July 2019
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“Nonanswer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonanswer. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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