Wrong, improper, or out of place; something that is not as it should be.
From Old Norse 'á mis' (in the wrong direction), where 'á' means 'in' and 'mis' means 'wrong.' It entered Middle English through Scandinavian contact and has meant 'awry' for over 800 years.
The phrase 'take something amiss' (meaning to be offended) is actually very old—people have been warning others not to take things personally since the 1500s, showing that emotional sensitivity and misunderstandings are timeless human problems.
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