One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

amiss

/əˈmɪs/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · adj.

wrong or not as it should be

不对劲的

Read the example to see amiss in context.

She noticed something amiss when the office door was open.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

看到办公室的门开着，她意识到有些不对劲。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /əˈmɪs/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.