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amiss

/əˈmɪs/adjective

उच्चारण अमिस

गड़बड़, ग़लत, अनुचित

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adjective
  1. 1

    [not before noun]

    wrong or not as it should be

    गड़बड़, ग़लत, अनुचित

    • Radhika sensed that something was amiss when nobody answered the door.
    • The doctor found nothing amiss with his heart.

    Synonyms wrong awry faulty out of order

    Opposite right in order

adverb
  1. 1

    in a wrong or unsuitable way

    ग़लत ढंग से, बुरा

    • Her remarks were taken amiss.

    Synonyms wrongly badly

Idioms 2

not come/go amiss

(British) to be useful or pleasant in a particular situation

काम आना, बुरा न लगना

  • A cup of tea wouldn't go amiss.
  • A little more practice would not come amiss before the exam.

take sth amiss

to feel offended by something, perhaps because you have not understood it correctly

किसी बात का बुरा मान जाना

  • Please don't take it amiss if I give you some advice.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

wrong awry faulty out of order wrongly badly

Antonyms

right in order

§Grammar and usage

Amiss is not used before a noun, so we say 'Something is amiss' but not 'an amiss thing'.

Amiss का प्रयोग noun से पहले नहीं होता, इसलिए 'Something is amiss' सही है पर 'an amiss thing' नहीं।