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Definition of Beshrew
1. Verb. Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon. "The bad witch cursed the child"
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Bring Up, Call Down, Call Forth, Conjure, Conjure Up, Evoke, Invoke, Put Forward, Raise, Stir
Antonyms: Bless
Derivative terms: Curse, Curse, Damnation, Damnation, Damnatory, Imprecation, Malediction
Definition of Beshrew
1. v. t. To curse; to execrate.
Definition of Beshrew
1. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) A mildly imprecatory or merely expletive introductory exclamation, in the form of the imperative. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beshrew
1. to curse [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: curse
Medical Definition of Beshrew
1. To curse; to execrate. "Beshrew me, but I love her heartily." (Shak) Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far from implying a curse, as to be uttered coaxingly, nay even with some tenderness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beshrew
Literary usage of Beshrew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1860)
"beshrew him for his counsel I there is not a more dangerous and troublesome way
in the world than is that unto which he hath directed thee ; and that thou ..."
2. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"beshrew me ! " the old ejaculation, meant " curse me !" At the present day inferior
writers and careless speakers will say, " I have a shrewd ..."
3. The Fortunes of Nigel by Walter Scott (1878)
"beshrew my fingers, then, if they did so," replied the stranger. " I would your
whole country lay there, along with you, and Heaven's curse blight the hand ..."
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