amiss en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈmɪs/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From a- + miss.
Meanings
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(predicative) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.
There is a strong feeling across the land that something is amiss in America. You sometimes hear about these feelings when people discuss their concerns about how the baby boom generation is going to bankrupt our social security or Medicare programs, or about the growing size of the national debt that will be paid for by future generations.
2009, Robert Perrucci, Carolyn Cummings Perrucci, America at Risk: The Crisis of Hope, Trust, and Caring:His wisdom and virtue cannot always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances.
1722, William Wollaston, The Religion of Nature Delineated:He suspected something was amiss.
Something amiss in the arrangements had distracted the staff.
Moreover, all were furnished with carbines and cartridge boxes, and the leader was armed with a sabre with a leather sheath. This was not so much amiss, and would do very well at a distance: but during the two hours' halt at the village aforesaid, I took it into my head, while the owners were enjoying their siesta under the shade of the gateway, just to stride in among them, and take a nearer inspection of the weapons.
1836, Charles Joseph La Trobe, The Rambler in Mexico:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most amiss | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more amiss | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
amissness · dead amiss · go amiss
Synonyms
Translations (19)
fi väärin (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · sh krivi (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · es estar mal (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · oc mal (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · es fuera de lugar (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · ta தவறு (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · pl nie tak (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · ru не та́к (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · it erroneo (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · ta தப்பு (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · ru нела́дно (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · pt errado (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · fi pielessä (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · it sbagliato (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · sh pogrešan (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · eo malbone (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · pl na opak (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · fi vinossa (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong) · it improprio (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong)