midst
[noun]
Synonyms: in the midst of
among, amidst, during, in the middle of, in the thick of, surrounded by

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I. midst¹ /mɪdst/ noun
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: mids 'middle' (13-19 centuries), from Old English midde ( ⇒ mid-)]

1. in the midst of something
a) if you are in the midst of an event or situation, it is happening around you:
The government is in the midst of a major crisis.
b) in the middle of a place or a group of things or people:
We were sitting in the midst of an elegant and well-dressed audience.

2. in our/their midst formal in a particular group:
I fear we have an enemy in our midst.

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II. midst² preposition old use
surrounded by people or things

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