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amiss

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adverb

ə-ˈmis How to pronounce amiss (audio)
1
a
: in a mistaken way : wrongly
If you think he is guilty, you judge amiss.
b
: astray
Something had gone amiss.
2
: in a faulty way : imperfectly
practiced more so as not to play the piece amiss

amiss

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adjective

1
: not being in accordance with right order
2
: faulty, imperfect
There's nothing/something amiss with the engine.
3
: out of place in given circumstances
—usually used with a negative
A few remarks may not be amiss here.

Synonyms

Adverb

Adjective

Example Sentences

Adverb I hope that my suggestion that you might be more comfortable in a larger chair was not taken amiss. the reenactment of the Wright Brothers' first flight went amiss when the wind died on the makeshift runway and the plane stopped short in a mud puddle Adjective Some of his assumptions are amiss. The doctor's examination showed that nothing was amiss.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
The whole incident -- from realizing something was going amiss to hitting the water -- only lasted one or two minutes. Leah Asmelash, CNN, 21 Aug. 2019 This connectivity can provide a sense of brain organization, and there's a growing body of evidence that this organization goes amiss in those with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2018
Adjective
Something is amiss with the Broberg family's neighbor in the chilling new trailer for A Friend of the Family. Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 To many Americans, Wall Street’s rapid recovery — even as 28 million Americans remain jobless — is a sign of something profoundly amiss in the economic system. Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2020 Additionally, something is amiss in Digital Eclipse's netcode in terms of audio handling. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2022 Since the election, Trump supporters have recounted ballots and analyzed vote-counting machines in an attempt to prove something was amiss. Jonathan J. Cooper, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 Believing something was amiss, the officers sent them back to Houston on separate flights. Abigail Pesta, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022 Since the election, Trump supporters have recounted ballots and analyzed vote-counting machines in an attempt to prove something was amiss. Jonathan J. Cooper, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 Since the election, Trump supporters have recounted ballots and analyzed vote-counting machines in an attempt to prove something was amiss. Jonathan J. Cooper, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 With no suspicion that things were amiss, the staff mingled details from Thomas Castleberry’s arrest record with Joshua Spriestersbach’s existing patient files, considering them both to be the same person. New York Times, 26 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

Middle English amis, from a- a- entry 1 + mis miss entry 2

Note: Compare Old Icelandic á mis "passing one another without meeting."

Adjective

Middle English amis, derivative of amis amiss entry 1

First Known Use

Adverb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of amiss was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing amiss

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