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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Truls	-	Norwegian, Swedish
Lata	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Filipa	fee-LEE-pah (Polish)	Portuguese, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Thoma	-	Old Church Slavic
Liviana	lee-VYAH-nah (Italian)	Italian, Ancient Roman
Delilah	[di'lailə]