·adv In the middle.
II. Midst ·prep In the midst of; amidst.
III. Midst ·noun The interior or central part or place; the middle;
— used chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst of the forest.
IV. Midst ·noun 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.