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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Is the bye week curse a real thing, a coincidence or something in between?—
Antonio Morales, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Vecna reminds Hop that he is cursed.—
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“Beshrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beshrew. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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