in an incorrect, inappropriate, or defective manner - take something amiss ⇒
to be annoyed or offended by something
- (postpositive)
wrong, incorrect, or faulty
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•miss /əˈmɪs/USA pronunciation
adv.
adj. [be + ~]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- out of the right or proper course, order, or condition:Things went amiss.
adj. [be + ~]
- improper;
wrong;
faulty:Something is amiss.
a•miss
(ə mis′),USA pronunciation adv.
adj. (usually used predicatively)
- out of the right or proper course, order, or condition;
improperly;
wrongly;
astray:Did I speak amiss? - 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.
adj. (usually used predicatively)
- improper;
wrong;
faulty:I think something is amiss in your calculations.
- Middle English amis, equivalent. to a- a-1 + mis wrong. See miss1 1200–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inappropriately, unsuitably.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mistaken, erroneous; awry, askew.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rightly, properly.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged correct, true.
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