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amiss

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a·miss  (-ms)
adj.
1. Out of proper order: What is amiss?
2. Not in perfect shape; faulty.
adv.
In an improper, defective, unfortunate, or mistaken way.

[Middle English amis, probably from Old Norse mis, so as to miss : , on; see an- in Indo-European roots + mis, act of missing; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: amiss, afield, astray, awry, wrong
These adverbs mean not in the right or expected way: spoke amiss; straying far afield; afraid the letter would go astray; thinking awry; plans that went wrong.
Antonym: aright

amiss
Adverb
1. wrongly or badly: anxious not to tread amiss
2. take something amiss to be offended by something
Adjective
wrong or faulty [Middle English a mis, from mis wrong]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.amiss - not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
malfunctioning, nonfunctional - not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve"
Adv.1.amiss - away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
2.amiss - in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"
3.amiss - in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen

amiss
adjective wrong, mistaken, confused, false, inappropriate, rotten, incorrect, faulty, inaccurate, unsuitable, improper, defective, out of order, awry, erroneous, untoward, fallacious << OPPOSITE right take something amiss take as an insult, take wrongly, take as offensive, take out of turn
Translations
Spanish amiss [əˈmɪs] adv to take sth amiss → tomar algo a mal;
there's something amiss → pasa algo

French amiss [əˈmɪs] adj, adv there's something amiss → il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas or qui cloche;
to take sth amiss → prendre qch mal or de travers

German amiss [əˈmɪs] adj, adv to take sth amiss → etw übel nehmen;
there's something amiss → da stimmt irgendetwas nicht

Italian amiss [əˈmɪs] adj, adv there's something amiss → c'è qualcosa che non va bene;
don't take it amiss → non avertene a male

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Nothing came amiss to them, from Manchester cotton manufactures to Smyrna figs.
You will not take it amiss if I express my strong disapproval of your allowing yourself, on any pretense whatever, to be mixed up for the future with your sister's proceedings.
Perhaps it is only by a kink in my nature, strong in me even in those days, that I felt in such an existence, the share of the great majority, something amiss.
 
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