"amiss" meaning in English

See amiss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈmɪs/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amiss.wav Forms: more amiss [comparative], most amiss [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From a- + miss. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|miss}} a- + miss Head templates: {{en-adj}} amiss (comparative more amiss, superlative most amiss)
  1. (chiefly predicative) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect. Tags: predicative Derived forms: amissness, dead amiss, go amiss Translations (wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect — see also wrong): malbone (Esperanto), väärin (Finnish), pielessä (Finnish), vinossa (Finnish), sbagliato (Italian), erroneo (Italian), improprio (Italian), mal (Occitan), nie tak (Polish), na opak (Polish), errado (Portuguese), нела́дно (neládno) (Russian), не та́к (ne ták) [colloquial] (Russian), pogrešan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), krivi [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-amiss-en-adj-GTct0wFj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 1 40 40 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 0 44 44 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 0 41 41 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 0 41 41 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 0 38 40 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 0 41 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 0 38 40 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 22 0 37 39 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 0 36 39 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 0 35 43 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 0 42 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 22 0 37 39 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 0 38 40 2

Adverb

IPA: /əˈmɪs/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amiss.wav
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From a- + miss. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|miss}} a- + miss Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} amiss (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Wrongly; mistakenly Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-amiss-en-adv-BY6s6xlQ
  2. Astray. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-amiss-en-adv-NHnDPX-T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 1 40 40 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 0 44 44 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 0 41 41 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 0 41 41 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 0 38 40 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 0 41 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 0 38 40 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 22 0 37 39 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 0 36 39 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 0 35 43 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 0 42 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 22 0 37 39 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 0 38 40 2
  3. Imperfectly. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-amiss-en-adv-BRjoEkOf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 1 40 40 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 27 0 16 40 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 0 44 44 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 0 41 41 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 0 41 41 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 0 38 40 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 0 41 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 0 38 40 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 22 0 37 39 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 0 36 39 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 0 35 43 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 0 42 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 22 0 37 39 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 0 38 40 2

Noun

IPA: /əˈmɪs/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amiss.wav Forms: amisses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From a- + miss. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|miss}} a- + miss Head templates: {{en-noun}} amiss (plural amisses)
  1. (obsolete) Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-amiss-en-noun-ODsPMY7O

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2009, Robert Perrucci, Carolyn Cummings Perrucci, America at Risk: The Crisis of Hope, Trust, and Caring:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "1899, The Laxdaela Saga (translated by Muriel A. C. Press) Chapter 44",
          "text": "Then Hrefna said she would coif herself with it, and Thurid said she had better, and Hrefna did so. When Kalf saw that he gave her to understand that she had done amiss; and bade her take it off at her swiftest. \"For that is the one thing that we, Kjartan and I, do not own in common.\""
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "malbone"
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      "word": "väärin"
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      "word": "errado"
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          "ref": "1899, The Laxdaela Saga (translated by Muriel A. C. Press) Chapter 44",
          "text": "Then Hrefna said she would coif herself with it, and Thurid said she had better, and Hrefna did so. When Kalf saw that he gave her to understand that she had done amiss; and bade her take it off at her swiftest. \"For that is the one thing that we, Kjartan and I, do not own in common.\""
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        "(archaic) Wrongly; mistakenly"
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        "Astray."
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