Sounds like the term "juxtaposition" may be the answer.
I'm not sure if you were going for midst or amiss. So I will provide both definitions. * the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd" * A place (literal or metaphoric) in the middle of something * awry: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" * in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly" * imperfectly: in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen
The car was amiss, so I called the mechanic to repair it.She led me amiss during the case, because she did not want me to solve it.
"Amiss" is an adverb. It describes how the verb/action in the sentence was performed. It should be used after the verb. Example: "I was really just wandering amiss." Here, 'wandering' is the verb and amiss describes how I was wondering.
She led me amiss during the case, because she did not want me to solve it.
At first glance , I couldn't tell that we had been robbed because nothing seemed amiss.
The word "correct" does not have a similar meaning to "amiss." While "amiss" suggests something is wrong or out of place, "correct" implies that something is accurate or right. Therefore, these words convey opposite ideas.
anomalous, amiss, askew, ajar
I'm not sure if you were going for midst or amiss. So I will provide both definitions. * the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd" * A place (literal or metaphoric) in the middle of something * awry: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" * in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly" * imperfectly: in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen
Something was amiss, so I turned on the lights.
The mother thought that something may be amiss because her children had gone very quiet. .
Something that is out of order or not quite right.
The car was amiss, so I called the mechanic to repair it.She led me amiss during the case, because she did not want me to solve it.
I believe remiss is used to describe a person or personal qualitites, whereas amiss is used to describe nouns (for example: Something was amiss...the orders were removed from the computer"
Amiss, inapt, queer
You can use amiss as either an adjective or an adverb. Following this sentence, you will find several sentences using amiss. If you cannot balance your checkbook, then either your records or your calculations must be amiss. Alice sensed that something was amiss when she ate some candy and suddenly grew to be nine feet tall. I fear that mail delivery in my neighborhood may be amiss, as I still have not received my acceptance from USC and I know that this school of my dreams would not reject me.
have it checked by dealer something is amiss
Dennis Amiss was born in 1943.