Beshrew

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Beshrew \Be*shrew"\, v. t.
     To curse; to execrate.
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           Beshrew me, but I love her heartily.     --Shak.
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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  beshrew
       v : wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the
           child" [syn: {curse}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise},
            {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]