Definition of midst

• n. - The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst of the forest.
• n. - Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official duties; in the midst of secular affairs.
• prep. - In the midst of; amidst.
• adv. - In the middle.