meaning i was beside myself
beside myself definition, beside myself meaning | English dictionary. Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. beside. prep. 1 next to; at, by, or to the side of. 2 as compared with. 3 away from; wide of. beside the point. 4 Archaic besides. 5 â¦ beside oneself postpositive; often foll by: with overwhelmed; overwrought. beside oneself with grief. adv. 6 at, by, to, or along the side of something or someone. (Old English be sidan; see by, side)