midargument

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mid- +‎ argument

Noun[edit]

midargument (uncountable)

  1. A point in time during an argument.
    • 2007 November 11, Jim Windolf, “Asian Confusion”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.