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is now most commonly used in the phrases in the midst of or in our (etc.) midst, meaning 'among, in the middle of'. Typical contexts are both physical and abstract:

There was...something sinister about this place, unhusbanded and yieldless in the midst of the abundant land all about—R. Adams, 1974

The Swedes, who sometimes gave the impression of being embarrassed by this monumental figure in their midst, will be able to honour him without reservation—Independent, 2007.

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noun

1. A point or an area equidistant from all sides of something: center, median, middle, midpoint. See edge/center.
2. The most intensely active central part: eye, thick. See edge/center.

n

Definition: middle, core
Antonyms: exterior, exteriority, outside

IN BRIEF: n. - The location of something surrounded by other things.

In the midst of darkness, light — unknown, Source: Ancient Nordic Spirituality

Tutor's tip: In the morning's "mist" (a haze or fog) the ship narrowly "missed" (to barely avoid) the other vessel in its "midst" (a position of proximity).

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For a list of words related to midst, see:

• Prepositions
• Reflections and References
• Relative Positions - midst: central or interior position

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See words rhyming with "midst."

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - (midt) iblandt
n. - midte

idioms:

• in the midst of    i midten af, midt under

Nederlands (Dutch)
het midden

Français (French)
prep. - plein milieu
n. - au beau milieu de

idioms:

• in the midst of    en plein/en pleine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mitte
prep. - inmitten

idioms:

• in the midst of    mitten in

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μέση, μέσο
prep. - στη μέση, ανάμεσα

idioms:

• in the midst of    μεσ' στη μέση του, καταμεσής του

Italiano (Italian)
mezzo

idioms:

• in the midst of    nel mezzo di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - meio (m)
prep. - entre

idioms:

• in the midst of    no meio de

Русский (Russian)
середина

idioms:

• in the midst of    в разгар чего-л.

Español (Spanish)
prep. - entre, en medio de, en pleno
n. - centro, medio

idioms:

• in the midst of    en el medio de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mitt
prep. - mitt i

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在...中间, 中间

idioms:

• in the midst of    在...中间, 正当...的时候

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 在...中間
n. - 中間

idioms:

• in the midst of    在...中間, 正當...的時候

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - 가운데의
n. - 정 중앙

idioms:

• in the midst of    ~가운데에

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 中央, 真ん中

idioms:

• in the midst of    中に, 中で, 最中に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وسط, غمرة (حرف جر) بين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮בתוך, באמצע‬
n. - ‮אמצע‬

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