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beshrew
[ bih-shroo ]
/ bɪˈʃru /
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verb (used with object) Archaic.
to curse; invoke evil upon.
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Words nearby beshrew
Beseleel, beset, set in one's ways, be, besetting, beshow, beshrew, Besht, beside, beside oneself, besides, beside the point
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British Dictionary definitions for beshrew
beshrew
/ (bɪˈʃruː) /
verb
(tr) archaic to wish evil on; curse (used in mild oaths such as beshrew me)
Word Origin for beshrew
C14: see be-, shrew
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