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Meaning of beshrew in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /bəˈʃru/

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  1. Verb

    beshrew

    Definitions

    1. wish harm upon

    Examples

    • « invoke evil upon »
    • « The bad witch cursed the child »

    Antonyms

    • bless

    Derived terms

    • condemnation
    • curse
    • damnation
    • eternal damnation
    • execration
    • hex
    • imprecation
    • jinx
    • malediction
    • whammy

Browse dictionary

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  • besieged
  • besieger
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