amiss

[ uh-mis ]
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adverb
  1. out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; improperly; wrongly; astray: Did I speak amiss?

adjective(usually used predicatively)
  1. improper; wrong; faulty: I think something is amiss in your calculations.

Idioms about amiss

  1. take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand: I couldn't think of a way to present my view so that no one would take it amiss.

Origin of amiss

1
1200–50; Middle English amis, equivalent to a-a-1 + mis wrong. See miss1

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British Dictionary definitions for amiss

amiss

/ (əˈmɪs) /


adverb
  1. in an incorrect, inappropriate, or defective manner

  2. take something amiss to be annoyed or offended by something

adjective
  1. (postpositive) wrong, incorrect, or faulty

Origin of amiss

1
C13 a mis, from mis wrong; see miss 1

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Other Idioms and Phrases with amiss

amiss

see under take the wrong way.

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