beside oneself en · ADP
Pronunciation
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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".
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Overcome; consumed by an emotion.
[...] he contemplated it most calmly. Comparatively, all other men, North and South, were beside themselves.
1860, Henry David Thoreau, The Last Days of John Brown:His widow was beside herself with grief.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| besides oneself | Early, Modern, alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (20)
da ude af sig selv (consumed by an emotion) · cmn 異常激動 /异常激动 (consumed by an emotion) · cs být bez sebe (consumed by an emotion) · eo krom si mem (consumed by an emotion) · it fuori di sè (consumed by an emotion) · hu magánkívül van (consumed by an emotion) · yi אויסער זיך (consumed by an emotion) · eo ekstaza (consumed by an emotion) · fr dépassé (consumed by an emotion) · fi poissa tolaltaan (consumed by an emotion) · hu odavan (consumed by an emotion) · es fuera de sí (consumed by an emotion) · pl z siebie (consumed by an emotion) · pt fora de si (consumed by an emotion) · de außer sich (consumed by an emotion) · fr ne plus se sentir (consumed by an emotion) · ru вне себя́ (consumed by an emotion) · hu nagyon (consumed by an emotion) · sv utom sig (consumed by an emotion) · is ekki með sjálfum sér (consumed by an emotion)