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How to pronounce “amiss”

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Pronunciation guide for amiss

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of amiss with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
My 105 Days in Taliban Prison -- and a Call to Aid Afghanistansomething was amiss.
Definition summary
(chiefly predicative) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.

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How to pronounce amiss

My 105 Days in Taliban Prison -- and a Call to Aid Afghanistan

something was amiss.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “amiss”

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • (chiefly predicative) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.
  • [Adverb]
  • (archaic) Wrongly; mistakenly
  • Astray.
  • Imperfectly.
  • [Noun]
  • (obsolete) Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.

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