beside oneself

== English == === Alternative forms === besides oneself (Early Modern) === 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". === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === beside oneself (idiomatic) Overcome; consumed by an emotion. ==== Translations ====