/əˈmɪs/
amiss
BrE /əˈmɪs/
NAmE /əˈmɪs/
[not before noun]
wrong; not as it should be
She sensed something was amiss and called the police.
amiss
BrE /əˈmɪs/
NAmE /əˈmɪs/
not come/go aˈmiss
(BrE)
to be useful or pleasant in a particular situation
A little luck wouldn’t go amiss right now!
take sth aˈmiss
(BrE)
to feel offended by sth, perhaps because you have understood it in the wrong way
Would she take it amiss if I offered to help?