beside oneself
вне себя
außer sich
Overcome; consumed by an emotionOvercome; consumed by an emotion.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Overcome; consumed by an emotion.
His widow was beside herself with grief.
außer sich
вне себя́vne sebjá
Translations
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By meaning 1
consumed by an emotion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
consumed by an emotion:
Origin
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”), from παράνοος (paránooPossibly 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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