English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition midst in British English

midst noun

[uncountable] noun
/mɪdst/
1

if someone is in your midst, they are with you as part of your group

Example

Nobody recognized the stranger in their midst.

Synonyms and related words
2

while something else is happening

Example

The President went to China in the midst of a crisis at home.

Synonyms and related words
3

if you are in the midst of something, you are doing it or it is affecting you

Example

a country in the midst of civil war

Synonyms and related words
Definition midst in British English