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amiss
[ uh-mis ]
adverb
- out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; improperly; wrongly; astray:
Did I speak amiss?
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Antonyms: ,
adjective
- improper; wrong; faulty:
I think something is amiss in your calculations.
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Antonyms: ,
amiss
/ əˈ³¾Éª²õ /
adverb
- in an incorrect, inappropriate, or defective manner
- take something amissto be annoyed or offended by something
adjective
- postpositive wrong, incorrect, or faulty
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of amiss1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing amiss
see under take the wrong way .Example Sentences
One doesn’t expect Chekhovian subtlety, but a little more trust in the perceptive powers of the audience wouldn’t be amiss.
But by tip Tuesday against Penn State, they took their places as usual, with little more than flop sweat to suggest something was amiss.
He found nothing notably amiss and assessed the campus as safe to reopen.
A routine review found nothing amiss with their actions, and the case was all but closed and forgotten.
She will stand, straight-backed in the rubble, greeting guests and passing out Champagne in broken tea cups with a smile so dazzling that no one will even notice anything’s amiss.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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