Preguntas sobre ejemplos de oraciones con, y la definición y uso de "Amiss"

A: It means something is wrong or something is out of place. For example "I heard screaming and I knew something was amiss." Or "He tried to clean up and put things back in order, but something was amiss."

A: 'Bad' or 'badly' is the most generic expression of describing something negatively. You can use it in any situation, simple or complicated, where something negative has happened.

'Amiss' is a bit more of a vague term. I think it's more commonly used as an adjective than as an adverb. It means something is not quite right, or something is out of place. Not as strong a word as 'bad'. Often, but not always, you hear it used in the negative:

"A few kind words to him wouldn't be amiss."
"I didn't feel comfortable with the situation - something was definitely amiss."

A: Something is amiss.
Something is wrong.