take amiss



take something amiss

 and take something the wrong way
to understand something as wrong or insulting. Would you take it amiss if I told you I thought you look lovely? I was afraid you'd take it the wrong way.
See also: amiss, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HajnaHAWY-nawHungarian
LĖJa-Lithuanian
CiarKEER, KEE-arIrish
Vivianavee-vee-AH-nah (Italian)Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Nikau-Maori
MerlinMUR-lin (English)Arthurian Romance, English