beside oneself
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beside oneself
Where it comes from
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".
phrase besides oneself
- Overcome; consumed by an emotion. His widow was beside herself with grief.
Translations
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prep_phrase consumed by an emotion
| Español | fuera de sí |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 異常激動 /异常激动 yìcháng jīdòng |
| Português | fora de si |
| Français | dépassé, ne plus se sentir |
| Deutsch | außer sich |
| Italiano | fuori di sè |
| Русский | вне себя́ vne sebjá |
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