- the middle part of something synonym middle
- in the midst of something Such beauty was unexpected in the midst of the city.
- The house is set in the midst of large gardens.
- from the midst of something She appeared from the midst of the crowd.
Word Originlate Middle English: from in middes ‘in the middle’.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See midst in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryin their/our/its/your midst
- (formal) among or with them/us/it/you
- There is a traitor in our midst.
in the midst of (doing) something
- while something is happening or being done; while you are doing something
- a country in the midst of a recession
- She discovered it in the midst of sorting out her father's things.
- She alone remained calm in the midst of all the confusion.
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