Definition of amiss

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Amiss (n.) A fault, wrong, or mistake..

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A- :: A- () A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofd/ne off the dun or hill). (3) AS. a- (Goth. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English
Mislive :: Mislive (v. i.) To live amiss.
Misconsecrate :: Misconsecrate (v. t.) To consecrate amiss.
Amissibility :: Amissibility () The quality of being amissible; possibility of being lost.
Mislodge :: Mislodge (v. t.) To lodge amiss.
Misread :: Misread (v. t.) To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.
Misgive :: Misgive (v. t.) To give or grant amiss.
Missend :: Missend (v. t.) To send amiss or incorrectly.
Mis- :: Mis- () A prefix used adjectively and adverbially in the sense of amiss, wrong, ill, wrongly, unsuitably; as, misdeed, mislead, mischief, miscreant..
Extramission :: Extramission (n.) A sending out; emission.
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.
Miscopy :: Miscopy (v. t.) To copy amiss.
Mispersuade :: Mispersuade (v. t.) To persuade amiss.
Wrongly :: Wrongly (adv.) In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges wrongly of my motives..
Misspend :: Misspend (v. t.) To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to aquander; to waste; as, to misspend time or money..
Misinstruct :: Misinstruct (v. t.) To instruct amiss.
Amiss :: Amiss (n.) A fault, wrong, or mistake..
Amiss :: Amiss (adv.) Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.
Mis :: Mis (a. & adv.) Wrong; amiss.
Misween :: Misween (v. i.) To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.
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