midst

¹ American  

[midst] / mɪdst /

noun

1. 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.

   Synonyms:

   heart, core, thick

   Antonyms:

   periphery, edge

2. the middle point, part, or stage.

   We arrived in the midst of a storm.

   Synonyms:

   heart, core, thick

   Antonyms:

   periphery, edge

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idioms

1. in our / your / their midst, in the midst of or among us (you, them).

   To think there was a spy in our midst!

midst ² American  

[midst] / mɪdst /

preposition

1. amidst.

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midst ¹ British  

/ mɪdst /

noun

1. surrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one

2. among us

3. archaic the centre

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midst ² British  

/ mɪdst /

preposition

1. poetic See amid

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Related Words

See middle.

Etymology

Origin of midst

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, equivalent to middes (aphetic variant of amiddes “in the middle”) + excrescent -t; amidst

Example Sentences

Simmons-Santa Cruz later described the experience as “divine intervention in the midst of tragedy,” saying the music gave them space to heal through faith while doing what they loved most.

From Los Angeles Times

Hilton on Tuesday took the relatively rare step of removing a hotel from its system in the midst of criticism online over the property’s refusal to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers coming to Minneapolis.

From The Wall Street Journal

We are the midst of the “Santa Claus rally” period, which encompasses the last five trading days of one year and the first two of the next.

From MarketWatch

“I don’t think the market is turning to Greg for advice in the midst of a 40% market downturn,” said Darren Pollock, portfolio manager at Cheviot Value Management and a Berkshire shareholder.

From The Wall Street Journal

The photo shoot in the midst of the party, where someone’s going to take two hours out from being with their guests to be all over the place in different outfits.

From The Wall Street Journal