amiss meaning
UK /əˈmɪs/ US /əˈmɪs/ 2 syllables
amiss (adjective): not functioning properly.
amiss has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and adverb.
amiss as an adjective
- not functioning properly
- something is amiss
- has gone completely haywire
- something is wrong with the engine
Synonyms: awry, haywire, wrong
Similar: malfunctioning
amiss as an adverb
- away from the correct or expected course
- something has gone awry in our plans
- something went badly amiss in the preparations
Synonyms: awry
- 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
- in an imperfect or faulty way
- The lobe was imperfectly developed
- Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more
Synonyms: imperfectly
How to pronounce amiss
amiss is pronounced /əˈmɪs/ in British English and /əˈmɪs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with amiss
Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with AM · words ending in SS · 5-letter words
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