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Meanings of amiss in English
Portuguese
imperfeitamente Spanish
imperfectamente Synonyms
Examples for "wrong"
Examples for "wrong"
1
Europe is, quite simply, in the wrong place at the wrong time.
2
But, as the new year violence illustrates, something has gone badly wrong.
3
Sponsors are, however, protected from market risk if a deal goes wrong.
4
Eight reports concerned the wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong treatment site.
5
A euro zone budget would set exactly the wrong incentives, Lambsdorff said.
1
In Federer's case, the second set is where things started going awry.
2
Eight months before this crisis, a routine day had gone terribly awry.
3
The lieutenant managed to fight his way through, his hat knocked awry.
4
He sees in time little else; his very sincereness twists him awry.
5
Something about the best-laid plans of mice and men often going awry?
1
I try to follow his words, but my thoughts are going haywire.
2
In a fire test prior to opening, the safety mechanisms went haywire.
3
I'd probably go haywire if I had to talk about it tonight.
4
At most companies when something goes haywire, they call their IT department.
5
It appeared that the Law of Diminishing Returns was going haywire too.
Usage of amiss in English
1
He said, 'An issue of rum would not come amiss, Mr Stirling.'
2
His valet saw him frown and asked, 'Is something amiss, Sir Paul?'
3
Something amiss there, I thought, but of course I didn't know what!
4
No, nothing seemed amiss; no glass even was broken in the casement.
5
It seemed that as far as she was concerned nothing was amiss.
6
A word of praise to your people will not come amiss either.
7
Then, if nothing looked amiss, she could let herself in that way.
8
There has certainly been something amiss from these encounters in recent seasons.
9
However, what is to be noted, is that something is amiss here.
10
Therefore you must not prolong this visit; he might take it amiss.
11
But reports about the inaugural committee's finances suggested something might be amiss.
12
A drink would not come amiss, I imagine, after all that bustle.
13
A bit of competitive compassion never goes amiss at times like these.
14
It is all going her way out there, but something is amiss.
15
Encouraged because nothing seemed to be amiss, he decided to try again.
16
If so, he said, that could bolster allegations that something is amiss.
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Amiss through the time
Amiss across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common