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| a·miss [ ə míss ] |
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wrong: incorrect, inappropriate, or not as it should be
 We knew immediately from the disorder in the house that something was amiss.
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incorrectly: incorrectly or inappropriately
Things began to go amiss after she left.
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| [13th century. < Old Norse á mis "so as to miss"] |
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take something amiss to be upset or offended by something, even though no offense was intended
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