be beside oneself (with)
1beside oneself — DISTRAUGHT, overcome, out of one s mind, frantic, desperate, distracted, at one s wits end, frenzied, wound up, worked up; hysterical, unhinged, mad, crazed, berserk, demented. → beside * * * phrasal : carried out of oneself (as through extreme… …
2beside oneself — {adj. phr.} Very much excited; somewhat crazy. * /She was beside herself with fear./ * /He was beside himself, he was so angry./ * /When his wife heard of his death, she was beside herself./ …
3beside oneself — {adj. phr.} Very much excited; somewhat crazy. * /She was beside herself with fear./ * /He was beside himself, he was so angry./ * /When his wife heard of his death, she was beside herself./ …
4beside\ oneself — adj. phr. Very much excited; somewhat crazy. She was beside herself with fear. He was beside himself, he was so angry. When his wife heard of his death, she was beside herself …
5beside oneself — adjective Overcome; consumed by an emotion. His widow was beside herself with grief …
6beside oneself — she was beside herself with worry Syn: distraught, overcome, out of one s mind, frantic, desperate, distracted, at one s wits end, frenzied, wound up, worked up; hysterical, unhinged, mad, crazed …
7beside oneself — distraught. → be beset with …
8be beside oneself — (from Idioms in Speech) to be wildly excited, mad, out of one s senses Charles stared about him, almost beside himself. He actually felt tears of rage and humiliation forcing themselves up. (J. Wain) Stroeve had always been excitable, but now he… …
9beside — prep. to be beside oneself with (he was beside himself with grief) * * * [bɪ saɪd] to be beside oneself with (he was beside himself with grief) …
10beside — ► PREPOSITION 1) at the side of; next to. 2) compared with. 3) in addition to; apart from. ● beside oneself Cf. ↑beside oneself …
