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besides oneself

besides oneself is the early Modern form of beside oneself.

Meaning of beside oneself

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Overcome; consumed by an emotion.
    • His widow was beside herself with grief.

Questions about besides oneself

What is besides oneself the early Modern form of?
Besides oneself is the early Modern form of beside oneself.

Words near besides oneself in the dictionary

  1. beside oneself
  2. beside the mark
  3. beside the point
  4. besideness
  5. besides
  6. besides oneself
  7. besides the point
  8. besiegable
  9. besiege
  10. besiegeable
  11. besieged

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