- the shock (of an attack) or impact (of a blow)
- the heaviest or hardest part: to bear the brunt of the blame
Origin of brunt
Middle English bront from uncertain or unknown; perhaps Old Norse bruna, to rush
noun
- An example of a brunt is the hardest hit part of a car in an accident.
- An example of a brunt is having the main responsibility for all of the parts of a group project.
The definition of brunt means the main shock or responsibility.
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noun
- The main impact or force, as of an attack.
- The main burden: bore the brunt of the household chores.
Origin of brunt
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Noun
(plural brunts)
- The full adverse effects of; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
- Unfortunately, poor areas such as those in New Orleans bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina's winds.
- The major part of; the bulk.
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From Old Norse brundr/brundtið (“oestrus, rut”) or bruna (“to rush”).
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Sentence Examples
- Corps under Logan again bore the brunt of Hood's attack.
- They bore the brunt of each of the great waves of Tatar conquests, and were eventually overwhelmed.
- From the middle of the 8th century to the loth, Brycheiniog proper often bore the brunt of Mercian attacks, and many of the castles on its eastern border had their origin in that period.
- It was respect for this usefulness that kept Jared from feeling the brunt of Darkyn's anger.
- The stock-breeders and graziers of the United Kingdom have, equally with the corn-growers, to face the brunt of foreign competition.
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