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Synonyms for beshrew

Most common

damn curse imprecate maledict execrate

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    An imperative uttered as a mildly imprecatory or merely expletive introductory exclamation.

Forms

Past participle
beshrewed
e.g. beshrewed → damned, cursed, imprecated, maledicted…

Example sentences

  • damn I'm sorry, but I'm not paid enough to give a damn.
  • curse Don't curse or I'll wash your mouth out with soap.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
beshrewrising
damnrising
curserising
imprecaterising
maledictsteady
execratesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
damn1
5 letters
curse1
6 letters
bedamn
8 letters
execrate, maledict
9 letters
imprecate
10 letters
anathemise

In other languages

Français
maudire
Italiano
maledire
Deutsch
verfluchen