Does in the Midst Mean?

1 : the interior or central part or point : middle in the midst of the forest. 2 : a position of proximity to the members of a group a traitor in our midst. 3 : the condition of being surrounded or beset in the midst of his troubles.

Is it in the midst or in midst?

In the midst means in the middle of, surrounded by, among. Midst means the middle, it is a literary or archaic word which is not often seen unless used in the phrase in the midst. Midst comes into the English language in the mid-fifteenth century, from the Middle English word middes. In the mist is an eggcorn.

How do you use midst?