midst
1[ midst ]
/ mɪdst /
noun Usually the midst .
the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc.: a familiar face in the midst of the crowd;in the midst of the performance.
the middle point, part, or stage: We arrived in the midst of a storm.
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Idioms for midst
in our / your / their midst, in the midst of or among us (you, them): To think there was a spy in our midst!
Origin of midst
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, equivalent to middes (aphetic variant of amiddes “in the middle”) + excrescent -t;see also amidst
synonym study for midst
1, 2. See middle.
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Definition for midst (2 of 2)
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midst1
/ (mɪdst) /
noun
in the midst of surrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one
in our midst among us
archaic the centre
Word Origin for midst
C14: back formation from amiddes amid
British Dictionary definitions for midst (2 of 2)
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