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Amidst Pronunciation
Amidst is pronounced uh-MIDST, IPA /əˈmɪdst/.
uh-MIDST
US /əˈmɪdst/ · UK /əˈmɪdst/
Syllables: uh · MIDST (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
preposition: In the middle of something, a slightly formal alternative to amid.
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Amidst in a Sentence
- The statue stands amidst a row of plane trees.
- She resigned amidst growing pressure from the board.
- Amidst all the noise, nobody heard the bell.
Common Mispronunciations of Amidst
Not uh-MID-ist
The dst letters close the word in one go, with no vowel wedged between the d and the st. Midst behaves the same way on its own.
Not A-midst
A loud front belongs to amity, a different word. Here the single heavy beat is MIDST and the opening barely registers.
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