as in to curse
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
I would beshrew anyone who is untrue to his word
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curse
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The Bringer shoved himself off the bed, cursing again when the movement yanked me sideways into his shoulder.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
28 July 2025 -
In one of the film's most surprising sequences, his character golfs the best game of his life during a terrifying storm, misses a putt, curses God, and gets struck by lightning.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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“Beshrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beshrew. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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