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amiss

  (ə-mĭs') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Out of proper order: What is amiss?
  2. Not in perfect shape; faulty.
adv.

In an improper, defective, unfortunate, or mistaken way.

[Middle English amis, probably from Old Norse ā mis, so as to miss : ā, on + mis, act of missing.]

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


 
 
Thesaurus: amiss

adjective

    Not in accordance with what is usual or expected: astray, awry, sour, wrong. See surprise/expect, thrive/fail/exist.

adverb

    Not in the right way or on the proper course: afield, astray, awry, wrong. See thrive/fail/exist.

 
Antonyms: amiss

adj

Definition: wrong; defective
Antonyms: good, right

adv

Definition: wrongly; defectively
Antonyms: good, right, well


 
WordNet: amiss
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not functioning properly
  Synonyms: awry, haywire, out of order, the matter, wrong


The adverb amiss has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: away from the correct or expected course
  Synonym: awry

Meaning #2: in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner

Meaning #3: in an imperfect or faulty way
  Synonym: imperfectly


 
Translations: Translations for: Amiss

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forkert, galt
adv. - forkert, galt

idioms:

  • take amiss    tage ilde op

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkeerd, kwalijk, misplaatst

Français (French)
adj. - de travers, mal à propos
adv. - de travers, mal à propos

idioms:

  • take amiss    prendre qch de travers, prendre qch mal à propos

Deutsch (German)
adj. - falsch, verkehrt
adv. - falsch, verkehrt

idioms:

  • take amiss    übelnehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - στραβά, ανάποδα
adj. - ανάποδος, στραβός

idioms:

  • take amiss    παρεξηγώ, παίρνω στραβά

Italiano (Italian)
sbagliato, imperfetto, fuori luogo

idioms:

  • take amiss    prendersela a male

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - defeituosamente, inoportunamente
adj. - defeituoso, impróprio, extraviado, inoportuno

idioms:

  • take amiss    levar (alguma coisa) a mal

Русский (Russian)
ошибочно

idioms:

  • take amiss    превратно понимать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inoportuno, malo
adv. - inoportunamente

idioms:

  • take amiss    tomar a mal

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - på tok, galet
adj. - på tok, galet

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
出差错的, 有毛病的, 错误地, 不称心地, 不顺当地, 不对头地, 不恰当地

idioms:

  • take amiss    曲解

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 出差錯的, 有毛病的
adv. - 錯誤地, 不稱心地, 不順當地, 不對頭地, 不恰當地

idioms:

  • take amiss    曲解

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잘못인, 부적당한
adv. - 잘못하여, 부적당하게

idioms:

  • take amiss    나쁘게 생각하다, 화내다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 誤って, 不都合に
adj. - 具合の悪い, 不適当な

idioms:

  • take amiss    真意を誤解する, 気を悪くする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) خاطي, ناقص (صفه) يتكلم بطريقه خاطئه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שגוי, מקולקל‬
adv. - ‮לא כשורה, לא בסדר, שגוי‬


 
 

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