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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪdst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɪdst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(midst)

midst¹ /mɪdst/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

the position of being among other things or parts:[often: in + the + ~ + of]in the midst of the crowd.
the position of occurring in the middle of a period of time, etc;
the middle point or part:[often: in + the + ~ + of]got up in the midst of the concert and walked out.
the state of being engaged in:[often: in + the + ~ + of]He was in the midst of work when the phone rang.
the middle or central point or part.

midst¹ (midst),USA pronunciation n.

the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc. (usually prec. by the):a familiar face in the midst of the crowd; in the midst of the performance.
the middle point, part, or stage (usually prec. by the):We arrived in the midst of a storm.
Idiomsin our, your, or their midst, in the midst of or among us (you, them):To think there was a spy in our midst!

Middle English, equivalent. to middes (aphetic variant of amiddes amidst) + excrescent -t 1350–1400

middle.

midst² (midst),USA pronunciation prep.

amidst.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

midst /mɪdst/ n

in the midst of ⇒ surrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one
in our midst ⇒ among us

Etymology: 14th Century: back formation from amiddes amid

midst /mɪdst/ prep

poetic
See amid

'midst' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

among - fifth column - in medias res - into - midmost - oasis - aposiopesis - being - between - bother - defend - desolate - head - inter - interpose - interrupt - middle - patience - peaceful - proliferous - skeleton - sylph

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Synonyms: middle, center, centre, nucleus, heart, more...

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"of" in the midst vs "of" in the end of phrase
pronunciation: midst
school is located in the midst of trees
to be by him built up afresh, but not in the midst of excursions and alarms
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