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midst
midstcore, heart; occurring in the middle: She arrived at the theater in the midst of the performance.; course of action
Not to be confused with:missed – failed to hit: missed the target; regretted the loss or absence of: She missed her classmates.; failed to be present: missed churchmist – cloud; a fine spray; to rain in very fine drops; something that dims or obscures: The mist of passion blurred his reason.midst M0287000 (mĭdst, mĭtst)n.1. The middle position or part; the center: in the midst of the desert.2. A position of proximity to others: a stranger in our midst.3. The condition of being surrounded or beset by something: in the midst of all of our problems.4. A period of time approximately in the middle of a continuing condition or act: in the midst of the war.prep. Among; amid.
[Middle English middes, middest : alteration of Old English midde, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]midst (mɪdst) n1. in the midst of surrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one2. in our midst among us3. archaic the centre[C14: back formation from amiddes amid]
midst (mɪdst) preppoetic See amidmidst1 (mɪdst)
n. 1. the position of anything surrounded by or among other things or parts (usu. prec. by the): in the midst of the crowd. 2. the position of something occurring in the middle of or during a period of time, course of action, etc. (usu. prec. by the): in the midst of the concert. 3. the state of being surrounded by or engaged in (usu. prec. by the): in the midst of work. 4. the middle point or part. [1350–1400; Middle English, =middes (variant of amiddes amidst) + excrescent -t] midst2 (mɪdst)
prep. amidst. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  midst - the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd"thickinside, interior - the region that is inside of something |
midstnoun middle, centre, heart, interior, thick, depths, core, hub, bosom The organisation realised it had a traitor in its midst.in the midst of among, during, in the middle of, surrounded by, amidst, in the thick of, enveloped by She arrived in the midst of a blizzard.midstnoun1. A point or an area equidistant from all sides of something:center, median, middle, midpoint.2. The most intensely active central part:eye, thick.Translationsmidst (midst) : in the midst of1. among or in the centre of. in the midst of a crowd of people. 在…當中，在…中央 中间，中部，在 ... 当中，正当 ... 的时候 2. at the same time as. in the midst of all these troubles. 在…當中 当中in our/your/their midst among, or in the same place as, us, you or them. Large buildings keep rising in our midst. 在我們(你們、他們)當中 在我们（你们、他们）当中 midst
in (one's) midstIn, among, or around a particular group of people. I never would have thought we'd have a famous celebrity in our midst in this small town!See also: midstin the midst of (something)1. While something else is happening. Our power went out right in the midst of Thanksgiving dinner! So the rest of the night was spent by candlelight. The company is trying to deal with this issue in the midst of a major financial crisis.2. In the middle of a particular place. I can't believe there's a botanical garden in the midst of all these rundown houses.See also: midst, ofin the middle of1. Also, in the midst of. During, while engaged in, as in He stopped him in the middle of his speech, or I'm in the midst of calculating my income tax. The first expression dates from about 1600, the second from about 1500. Also see in the midst. 2. in the middle of nowhere. In a very remote location, as in We found a great little hotel, out in the middle of nowhere. [Early 1900s] See also: middle, ofin the midst1. Also, in one's midst. Surrounded by, among, as in I saw a familiar face in the midst of the crowd, or To think there was a Nobel Prize winner in our midst! [c. 1500s] 2. See in the middle of, def. 1. See also: midstin our, their, its, etc. ˈmidst (formal) among or with us, them, etc: There is a traitor in our midst.See also: midstin the ˈmidst of something/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.See also: midst, of, somethingmidst
Synonyms for midstnoun middleSynonyms- middle
- centre
- heart
- interior
- thick
- depths
- core
- hub
- bosom
phrase in the midst ofSynonyms- among
- during
- in the middle of
- surrounded by
- amidst
- in the thick of
- enveloped by
Synonyms for midstnoun a point or an area equidistant from all sides of somethingSynonyms- center
- median
- middle
- midpoint
noun the most intensely active central partSynonymsSynonyms for midstnoun the location of something surrounded by other thingsSynonymsRelated Words |