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  • 11take ill — Take amiss, take in bad part, take exception to …

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  • 12amiss — /əˈmɪs / (say uh mis) adverb 1. out of the proper course or order; in a faulty manner; wrongly: * Yes, yes; we both wanted to make our own of her, and I think we did not do amiss, considering –catherine helen spence, 1867. –adjective 2. (used… …

  • 13amiss — /euh mis /, adv. 1. out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; improperly; wrongly; astray: Did I speak amiss? 2. take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand: I… …

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  • 14amiss — predic.adj. & adv. predic.adj. wrong; out of order; faulty (knew something was amiss). adv. wrong; wrongly; inappropriately (everything went amiss). Phrases and idioms: take amiss be offended by (took my words amiss). Etymology: ME prob. f. ON… …

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  • 15amiss — a•miss [[t]əˈmɪs[/t]] adv. 1) out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; wrongly: to speak amiss[/ex] 2) improper; wrong; faulty • take amiss Etymology: 1200–50; ME amis= a I+mis wrong. See miss I …

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  • 16Amiss — A*miss , adv. [Pref. a + miss.] Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. [1913 Webster] What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? Shak. [1913 Webster] Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James iv. 3. [1913 Webster] {To take (an act …

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  • 17amiss — (adv.) mid 13c., amis off the mark, also out of order, lit. on the miss, from a in, on (see A (Cf. a ) (1)) + missen fail to hit (see MISS (Cf. miss) (v.)). To take (something) amiss originally (late 14c.) was to miss the meaning of (see …

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  • 18take something personally — TAKE OFFENCE, take something amiss, be offended, be upset, be affronted, take umbrage, take exception, feel insulted, feel hurt. → personally * * * take something personally phrase to feel that a failure or unpleasant situation is your fault and… …

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  • 19take something amiss — BE OFFENDED, take offence, be upset. → amiss * * * take something amiss british phrase to be offended by something, especially something that was not intended to be offensive Thesaurus: to feel offended or insultedsynonym Main entry: amiss * * *… …

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  • 20amiss — a|miss1 [əˈmıs] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: miss mistake, failure ] if something is amiss, there is a problem = ↑wrong ▪ Elsa continued as if nothing was amiss. amiss with/in ▪ There s something amiss in their relationship.… …

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