BESHREWING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

beshrewing

verb

present participle of beshrew, archaic

as in cursing

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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Trump is twice divorced, relishes cursing publicly and offers a never-ending onslaught of falsehoods.

— Will Weissert, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Iraq, Canada, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Qatar, Saudi Arabia After accidentally cursing President Saddam Hussein on stage, theater actor Salem convinces a military court of his insanity to escape a death sentence.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 July 2026

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