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brunt (brunt)

noun

  1. the shock (of an attack) or impact (of a blow)
  2. the heaviest or hardest part to bear the brunt of the blame

Etymology: ME bront < ? ON bruna, to rush

brunt Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • fighting: The male figure was chosen because men had borne the brunt of the fighting.
  • blame: The brunt of the blame must be borne, of course, by the leadership of the Comintern.
  • storm: Nearby, the village of McCallum bore the brunt of the storm.
  • criticism: Some books tell the truth and they bear the brunt of criticism.
  • joke: The jokes were not so clever and Blackadder ended up being the brunt of the joke more often than the instigator.
  • disaster: While Mozambique has borne the brunt of the disaster, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia and Madagascar.

Converse of object

  • bear: Young people bear the brunt of economic decline in parts of the city.
  • suffer: The people who are suffering the brunt of the violence?
  • feel: Socially excluded neighborhoods also feel the brunt of the childcare deficit.
  • take: What was left took the brunt of the pain.
  • face: Why aren't you responsible enough to face the brunt of your own actions?
  • receive: Kick Boxing A Thai martial art, in which a boxing bag receives the brunt of your ill will.

Adjective modifier

  • full: He takes the full brunt of the wolves ' attack.
  • whole: The propertyless bore almost the whole brunt of the famine brought about by their own improvident measures.
  • first: Naturally, Desiderius was furious at this insult, and the dominions of the Holy See bore the first brunt of his wrath.
  • bad: Therefore since our warfare is not over, let us prepare for the worst brunt, and the last efforts of Satan.

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