beshrew

be·shrew

 (bĭ-shro͞o′)

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

To invoke evil upon; curse: "Beshrew thee, cousin, which didst lead me forth / Of that sweet way I was in to despair!" (Shakespeare).

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

beshrew

(bɪˈʃruː)

vb

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

[C14: see be-, shrew]

be•shrew

(bɪˈʃru)

v.t. Archaic.

to invoke evil upon.

[1275–1325; Middle English; see be-, shrew ¹]

beshrew

Past participle: beshrewed
Gerund: beshrewing

Imperative

beshrew

beshrew

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"