English Explanatory Dictionary

beside oneself

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Overcome; consumed by an emotion.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

beside oneself besides oneself

Etymology

Possibly derived from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”), from παράνοος (paránoos, “demented”), from παρά (pará, “beyond, beside”) + νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”), with "beside mind" evolving into "beside oneself".

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