AMISS


Meaning of AMISS in English

I. a ‧ miss 1 /əˈmɪs/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun]

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: miss 'mistake, failure' ]

if something is amiss, there is a problem SYN wrong :

Elsa continued as if nothing was amiss.

amiss with/in

There’s something amiss in their relationship.

II. amiss 2 BrE AmE adverb British English

1 . something would not come/go amiss informal used to say that something would be suitable or useful in a situation:

A cup of tea wouldn’t go amiss.

2 . take something amiss to feel upset or offended about something that someone has said or done:

Don’t take it amiss – I was just teasing.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.