beshrew v. + Add to list UK //bɪʃɹˈuː// beshrew Archaic SynonymsAntonymsEtymology Synonyms anathemizebedamncursedamnimprecatemaledict Antonyms blessOriginMEbeschrewen→ENbeshrew From Middle English beschrewen (“to curse, pervert”). By surface analysis, be- + shrew.