midst

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nounUsually the midst .
  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.

  2. the middle point, part, or stage: We arrived in the midst of a storm.

Idioms about midst

  1. 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

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First 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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Other definitions for midst (2 of 2)

midst2
[ midst ]

preposition

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British Dictionary definitions for midst (1 of 2)

midst1

/ (mɪdst) /


noun
  1. in the midst of surrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one

  2. in our midst among us

  1. archaic the centre

Origin of midst

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C14: back formation from amiddes amid

British Dictionary definitions for midst (2 of 2)

midst2

/ (mɪdst) /


preposition
  1. poetic See amid

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