Meanings
nounmidargument (uncountable)
- uncountableA point in time during an argument.
She accuses him of having a thing for white girls, which really sets him off — and Tomine takes voyeuristic delight in capturing every gruesome facial expression of a couple in midargument.
2007 November 11, Jim Windolf, “Asian Confusion”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Germanic*midjaz
- Proto-West Germanic*midi
- Old Englishmidd
- Middle Englishmid
- Englishmid
- Englishmid-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
- Proto-Italic*argusder.?
- Latinarguō
- Latinargūmentum
- Anglo-Normanarguement
- Middle Englishargument
- Englishargument
- Englishmidargument
Cite this entry
APA
midargument. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midargument
MLA
“midargument.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midargument. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midargument,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midargument.
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