Meaning & use
amiss
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Not quite right; wrong, faulty, or out of the ordinary in a way that suggests something is wrong.
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She sensed something was amiss the moment she walked into the quiet office.
A quick inspection revealed nothing amiss with the engine.
A note on using this word
Amiss usually appears after the word it describes, as in 'something amiss,' rather than directly before a noun.
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