Beshrew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹəməlz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌastɹəθɪˈɒlədʒi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌastɹəθɪˈɒlədʒi/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹəməlz/.

Examples

The bad witch cursed the child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

curse anathemise anathemize bedamn damn imprecate maledict

Antonyms

bless

Parts of Speech

verb	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon “The bad witch cursed the child”

Word Forms

curse	noun	an evil spell
damnatory	adjective	threatening with damnation
damnation	noun	the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
imprecation	noun	the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
malediction	noun	the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

dégueuler

souhaiter du mal; invoquer le mal sur

🇪🇸Spanish

arpía

desear daño a; invocar el mal sobre

🇮🇹Italian

berrew

augurare del male; invocare il male su

🇳🇱Dutch

beschreef

kwaad wensen; kwaad aanroepen

🇷🇺Russian

строптивый

желать зла; призывать зло на

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धोखा देना

हानि की कामना करना; बुराई का आह्वान करना

🇮🇳Tamil

பிஷ்ரூ

தீங்கு விரும்புகிறேன்; தீமையை அழைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బెష్రూ

హాని అనుకుంటున్నారా; చెడును ప్రార్థించు

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેશરૂ

નુકસાનની ઇચ્છા કરો; દુષ્ટતાને બોલાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಶ್ರೂ

ಹಾನಿಯನ್ನು ಬಯಸಿ; ಮೇಲೆ ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശപിച്ചു

ദോഷം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു; തിന്മ വിളിച്ചപേക്ഷിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诅咒

希望伤害；招致邪恶

🇯🇵Japanese

ベシュリュー

害を及ぼすことを望みます。～に悪を呼び起こす

🇰🇷Korean

베푸다

해를 끼치기를 원합니다. 악을 불러일으키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cục cưng

mong muốn làm hại; kêu gọi cái ác

🇹🇭Thai

พูดจาไม่ดี

ขอทำร้าย; เรียกความชั่วร้ายมาสู่

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

بامزه

آرزوی آسیب بر استناد به شر

🇹🇷Turkish

fahişe

zarar dilemek; kötülüğü çağırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בשרי

לאחל פגיעה; לעורר רוע

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