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Meaning of BESHREW

Pronunciation:  bi'shroo

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 Definition: [v]  wish harm upon; put a curse on; "The bad witch cursed the child"
 
 Synonyms: anathemize, bedamn, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict
 
 Antonyms: bless
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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