beshrew

Verb

Verb Forms: beshrewed, beshrewing, beshrews

To curse; to invoke evil upon.
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
An imperative uttered as a mildly imprecatory or merely expletive introductory exclamation.

Examples

He might beshrew the tiles for not giving him any vowels.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English beschrewen (“to curse, pervert”). By surface analysis, be- + shrew.

Synonyms

anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict

Antonyms

bless

Scrabble Score: 15

beshrew: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
beshrew: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beshrew: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

beshrew: valid Words With Friends Word