beshrew

be·shrew  (b-shr)

tr.v. be·shrewed, be·shrew·ing, be·shrews Archaic

To invoke evil upon; curse.

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[Middle English bishrewen : bi-, be- + shrew, wicked person; see shrew.]

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beshrew [bɪˈʃruː]

vb

(tr) Archaic to wish evil on; curse (used in mild oaths such as beshrew me)

[see be-, shrew]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

beshrew - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"