prep_phrase
Meaning 1
Overcome; consumed by an emotion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- His widow was beside herself with grief.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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prep_phrase
Overcome; consumed by an emotion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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".
Across languages
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