Amiss
adverb
In the wrong way or order; not suitable.
Something is amiss with the car today, it's not running smoothly.
Often appears as...
- something is amiss
- feel amiss
adjective
Not quite right; inappropriate or out of place.
The directions seem amiss, we're supposed to take a left turn not right.
Often appears as...
- amiss behavior
- situation amiss
adverb
In the wrong way or order; not suitable.
Something is amiss with the car today, it's not running smoothly.
Often appears as...
- something is amiss
- feel amiss
adjective
Not quite right; inappropriate or out of place.
The directions seem amiss, we're supposed to take a left turn not right.
Often appears as...
- amiss behavior
- situation amiss
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Detecting Problems
Use 'amiss' to express that something is not working as expected, often hinting at an unseen issue.
The silence in the usually bustling market was amiss.
Pro Tip 2/3Sense of Error
'Amiss' conveys a vague sense that something is wrong, without specifying what.
He looked at the puzzled faces and knew his comment was amiss.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Feeling
When you 'feel amiss,' it's based on personal judgment or intuition, not always facts.
Despite the calm weather, the sailor felt amiss before the voyage.
Pro Tip 1/3Detecting Problems
Use 'amiss' to express that something is not working as expected, often hinting at an unseen issue.
The silence in the usually bustling market was amiss.
Pro Tip 2/3Sense of Error
'Amiss' conveys a vague sense that something is wrong, without specifying what.
He looked at the puzzled faces and knew his comment was amiss.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Feeling
When you 'feel amiss,' it's based on personal judgment or intuition, not always facts.
Despite the calm weather, the sailor felt amiss before the voyage.
Pro Tip 1/3Detecting Problems
Use 'amiss' to express that something is not working as expected, often hinting at an unseen issue.
The silence in the usually bustling market was amiss.
Pro Tip 2/3Sense of Error
'Amiss' conveys a vague sense that something is wrong, without specifying what.
He looked at the puzzled faces and knew his comment was amiss.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Feeling
When you 'feel amiss,' it's based on personal judgment or intuition, not always facts.
Despite the calm weather, the sailor felt amiss before the voyage.
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka:...
made every school year. And the stories of heroism go well beyond just a kid getting a few extra chicken nuggets on their lunch tray. There is Ms. Brenda in California, who keeps a close eye on every student that comes through her line and then reports back to the guidance counselor if anything is amiss.
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What You Can Do to...
all have more cognitive reserve. They have an abundance and a redundancy in neural connections. So even if they have a disease like Alzheimer's compromising some of their synapses, they've got many extra backup connections, and this buffers them from noticing that anything is amiss.
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What if every satellite...
millions sitting on their couches become aware that something is amiss. TV that’s broadcast from or routed through satellites dominate the market for international programming as well as some local channels, so the disappearance causes immediate disruptions, worldwide.
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Finding the Titanic PIPE...
We mapped it extensively. And there was no evidence of human remains. I mean, that would have been tough, but no. The reactors were intact, so that was good because. N. RONALD There were no other indications of something amiss other than the submarine had gone down
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The Boltzmann brain...
Some argue that leading models for where the universe came from still imply that Boltzmann brains are more likely than human brains, suggesting something’s amiss. Others counter that slight modifications of the cosmological models would avoid the problem,
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How your emotions change...
She was admitted to the hospital, where an ultrasound confirmed what we already her heart had weakened to less than half its normal capacity and had ballooned into the distinctive shape of a takotsubo. But no other tests were amiss,
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Valerie Purdie-Greenaway:...
I think that's the first thing. And then the second thing is having these layers of support around mentors and sponsors, who can tell you that you are doing just fine, there's something amiss in this environment.
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Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways...
My “articulate” answer never goes amiss I say “father, this is the impending problem at hand” And when I’m on the block I switch it up just because I can So when my boy says, “What’s good with you son?”
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My 105 Days in Taliban...
the euphoria I felt as I walked off that plane is indescribable. But amidst the triumph and joy of homecoming, something was amiss. On the day of my release, I returned to society
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The refugee crisis is a...
My grandmother immediately thought something was amiss. She pleaded with her relatives not to go to Brussels Railway Station. Her relatives said to her,
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka:...
made every school year. And the stories of heroism go well beyond just a kid getting a few extra chicken nuggets on their lunch tray. There is Ms. Brenda in California, who keeps a close eye on every student that comes through her line and then reports back to the guidance counselor if anything is amiss.
Video examples
What You Can Do to...
all have more cognitive reserve. They have an abundance and a redundancy in neural connections. So even if they have a disease like Alzheimer's compromising some of their synapses, they've got many extra backup connections, and this buffers them from noticing that anything is amiss.
Video examples
What if every satellite...
millions sitting on their couches become aware that something is amiss. TV that’s broadcast from or routed through satellites dominate the market for international programming as well as some local channels, so the disappearance causes immediate disruptions, worldwide.
Video examples
Finding the Titanic PIPE...
We mapped it extensively. And there was no evidence of human remains. I mean, that would have been tough, but no. The reactors were intact, so that was good because. N. RONALD There were no other indications of something amiss other than the submarine had gone down
Video examples
The Boltzmann brain...
Some argue that leading models for where the universe came from still imply that Boltzmann brains are more likely than human brains, suggesting something’s amiss. Others counter that slight modifications of the cosmological models would avoid the problem,
Video examples
How your emotions change...
She was admitted to the hospital, where an ultrasound confirmed what we already her heart had weakened to less than half its normal capacity and had ballooned into the distinctive shape of a takotsubo. But no other tests were amiss,
Video examples
Valerie Purdie-Greenaway:...
I think that's the first thing. And then the second thing is having these layers of support around mentors and sponsors, who can tell you that you are doing just fine, there's something amiss in this environment.
Video examples
Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways...
My “articulate” answer never goes amiss I say “father, this is the impending problem at hand” And when I’m on the block I switch it up just because I can So when my boy says, “What’s good with you son?”
Video examples
My 105 Days in Taliban...
the euphoria I felt as I walked off that plane is indescribable. But amidst the triumph and joy of homecoming, something was amiss. On the day of my release, I returned to society
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The refugee crisis is a...
My grandmother immediately thought something was amiss. She pleaded with her relatives not to go to Brussels Railway Station. Her relatives said to her,
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Quote examples
Max Stirner
German Philosopher
The man is distinguished from the youth by the fact that he takes the world as it is, instead of everywhere fancying it amiss and wanting to improve it, i.e. model it after his ideal; in him the view that one must deal with the world according to his interest, not according to his ideals, becomes confirmed.
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Melissa Rosenberg
American Writer
When I'm stuck in my writing, the world is amiss. If I'm eating a sandwich, it's an unsettled sandwich. If I'm in the shower, it's an incorrect shower. It's profoundly uncomfortable. But it's what keeps me pushing.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed or what's gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn't there.
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Naomi Wolf
American Author
Since Madonna is positioned as always 'cooler than thou,' we all are primed for schadenfreude if something in her fabulous life goes amiss.
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Edmund Burke
Irish Statesman
Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.
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Arundhati Bhattacharya
Indian Businesswoman
Whatever I have said is in the interest of the system, and it has never been taken amiss.
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Richard Barnfield
English Poet
All is amiss. Love is dying, faith's defying, heart's denying.
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William Congreve
English Poet
A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring.
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George Crabbe
English Poet
Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.
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Chrissie Hynde
American Musician
A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss.
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Max Stirner
German Philosopher
The man is distinguished from the youth by the fact that he takes the world as it is, instead of everywhere fancying it amiss and wanting to improve it, i.e. model it after his ideal; in him the view that one must deal with the world according to his interest, not according to his ideals, becomes confirmed.
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Melissa Rosenberg
American Writer
When I'm stuck in my writing, the world is amiss. If I'm eating a sandwich, it's an unsettled sandwich. If I'm in the shower, it's an incorrect shower. It's profoundly uncomfortable. But it's what keeps me pushing.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed or what's gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn't there.
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Naomi Wolf
American Author
Since Madonna is positioned as always 'cooler than thou,' we all are primed for schadenfreude if something in her fabulous life goes amiss.
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Edmund Burke
Irish Statesman
Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.
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Arundhati Bhattacharya
Indian Businesswoman
Whatever I have said is in the interest of the system, and it has never been taken amiss.
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Richard Barnfield
English Poet
All is amiss. Love is dying, faith's defying, heart's denying.
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William Congreve
English Poet
A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring.
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George Crabbe
English Poet
Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.
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Chrissie Hynde
American Musician
A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss.
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