"beside oneself" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-beside oneself.ogg
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". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|παράνοια||madness}} Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} beside oneself, {{en-PP}} beside oneself
  1. (idiomatic) Overcome; consumed by an emotion. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: besides oneself [Early, Modern] Translations (consumed by an emotion): 異常激動 (Chinese Mandarin), 异常激动 (yìcháng jīdòng) (Chinese Mandarin), být bez sebe (Czech), ude af sig selv (Danish), ekstaza (Esperanto), krom si mem (Esperanto), poissa tolaltaan (Finnish), dépassé (French), ne plus se sentir (english: en, because of joy) (French), außer sich (German), magánkívül van (Hungarian), odavan (Hungarian), nagyon (Hungarian), ekki með sjálfum sér (Icelandic), fuori di sè (Italian), вне себя́ (vne sebjá) (Russian), fuera de sí (Spanish), utom sig (Swedish), אויסער זיך (oyser zikh) (Yiddish)

Alternative forms

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