(idiom) literally the soul has left the body; used to describe being frightened to death or beside oneself with fear

(variant form) to be possessed by a malevolent deity or evil spirit

to be possessed by an evil ghost or deity; describes someone who has lost their mind, behaves wildly, or commits evil acts

to be scared out of one's wits; to be beside oneself with fear; literally means the spirit is no longer attached to the body