Question 1 · Quick check
amiss
CEFRC1
/əˈmɪs/
adjective · noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Wrong, unsuitable, or not working as it should.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailWrongly; mistakenly
Examples
Don't take it amiss if I criticize your work.
It may not be amiss to give this advice.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningWrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.
noun
Extra meaningFault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.
More examples
In contextSomething amiss in the arrangements had distracted the staff.
He suspected something was amiss.
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...
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Origin
adjective
From a- + miss.