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Amiss

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
əˈmɪs

Definitions

Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.

obsolete

Equivalents

8 more languages
العربيةخاطئ
Esperantomalbonemise
Suomipielessävaarinvinossa
日本語斜め
Kurdîmişe
Polskina opaknie tak
Русскийне такнеладно
தமிழ்தப்புதவறு

Examples

“Now by my head (said Guyon) much I muse, / How that same knight should do so foule amis[…].”
“Yet Love⟳, thou'rt blinder then thy self in this, / To vex my Dove-like friend for my amiss[…].”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Amissa amissibility amission amissness Amistad amisulpride

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