Beshrew
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Beshrew is a verb meaning (transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
Meaning
(transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
More Meanings
- (transitive) An imperative uttered as a mildly imprecatory or merely expletive introductory exclamation.
Example Sentences
Beshrew your heart, fair daughter!
Beshrew me, but you have a quick wit.
R[oderico] D[’Avolos]. Beſhrevv my heart, but that’s not ſo good. / Duke [Phillippo Caraffa, Duke of Pavy]. Ha, vvhat’s that thou miſlik’ſt D'auolos?
I had expected to freeze her young – or, rather, middle-aged – blood and have her perm stand on end like quills upon the fretful porpentine, and she hadn't moved a muscle. “Beshrew me,” I said, “you take it pretty calmly.”
Word Forms
- beshrews
- beshrewing
- beshrewed
Synonyms for beshrew
Depending on context, synonyms include maledict, curse, damn, imprecate, bedamn, anathemize.
Antonyms for beshrew
Common opposites include bless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include curse, maledict, imprecate, bedamn, damn, anathemize.
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