beshrew

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

Word Origin

beshrew (v.)
early 14c., "deprave, pervert, corrupt," from be- + shrew (v.) "to curse;" see shrew. Meaning "to invoke evil upon" is from late 14c.

Example

1. Beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan .

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