amiss Definition

amiss
adj

1. Wrong; out of order.

Example: knew something was amiss when she saw him crying
Thesaurus: wrong, awry, astray, improper, inaccurate, incorrect, faulty, untoward, false, erroneous, defective; Antonym: all right, well.

adverb

1. Wrongly.

Idiom: take something amiss

To be upset or offended by it.
Example: took it amiss when she didn't phone

Etymology: 13c: from a-¹ sense 2 + miss¹.