amiss
pronunciation
How to pronounce amiss in British English:
UK [əˈmɪs]
How to pronounce amiss in American English:
US [əˈmɪs]
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- Adjective:
- not functioning properly
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- Adverb:
- away from the correct or expected course
- in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner
- in an imperfect or faulty way
Word Origin
- amiss (adv.)
- mid-13c., amis "off the mark," also "out of order," literally "on the miss," from a "in, on" (see a- (1)) + missen "fail to hit" (see miss (v.)). To take (something) amiss originally (late 14c.) was "to miss the meaning of" (see mistake). Now it means "to misinterpret in a bad sense."
Example
- 1. You 'd think someone might have noticed something amiss .
- 2. But there is no sign anything is amiss in the latest world trade organization statistics - which , admittedly , date back to 2006 .
- 3. She contrasts that to her previous job , where her project was shuttered , but employees weren 't aware anything was amiss until the last minute .
- 4. The inhabitants of such a universe would probably not even notice that anything was amiss .
- 5. You should not take my words amiss .