amiss
adjective/əˈmɪs/
/əˈmɪs/
[not before noun]- wrong; not as it should be
- She sensed something was amiss and called the police.
- He shone a light inside and saw nothing amiss.
- They had noticed something amiss with the engines.
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Old Norse á mis ‘so as to miss’, from á ‘on’ + mis (related to the verb miss).Definitions on the go
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