About The Word Beshrew
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Beshrew
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What's The Definition Of Beshrew?
[v] wish harm upon; put a curse on; "The bad witch cursed the child"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Beshrew: anathemize | bedamn | curse | damn | imprecate | maledict Related Terms | Find terms related to Beshrew: See Also | Beshrew In Webster's Dictionary \Be*shrew"\, v. t.
To curse; to execrate.
Beshrew me, but I love her heartily. --Shak.
Note: Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far
from implying a curse, as to be uttered coaxingly, nay
even with some tenderness. --Schmidt.
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