amiss

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.

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[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

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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]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	amiss - not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" awry, haywire, wrong 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" awry
	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 imperfectly

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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

amiss [əˈmɪs] adv to take sth amiss → tomar algo a mal;

there's something amiss → pasa algo

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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

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amiss [əˈmɪs] adj, adv to take sth amiss → etw übel nehmen;

there's something amiss → da stimmt irgendetwas nicht

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amiss [əˈmɪs] adj, adv there's something amiss → c'è qualcosa che non va bene;

don't take it amiss → non avertene a male