brunt

brʌnt

Definition

Definition of brunt - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

negative impactmain adverse effects or consequences of an event

The brunt of the storm hit the coast.

burden

impact

shock

forcemain force or shock of an attack or blow

The soldiers bore the brunt of the assault.

force

impact

shock

quantitymajor part or bulk of something

She handled the brunt of the workload.

bulk

majority

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Expressions with brunt

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bear the brunt

endure the worst part of something difficult

She had to bear the brunt of the criticism.

brunt of the storm

most difficult part of a situation

She bore the brunt of the storm at work.

brunt of the attack

main force or impact of an attack

The city bore the brunt of the attack.

Origin of brunt

Old Norse, bruna (to rush)

Examples of brunt in a sentence

Small businesses bore the brunt of the economic downturn.
The community bore the brunt of the economic downturn.
During the storm, the coastal towns took the brunt of the damage.
The brunt of the storm hit the coastal areas.
He bore the brunt of the criticism after the meeting.

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French:choc, impact, ...
German:Hauptlast, Hauptstoß, ...
Italian:peso, urto, ...
Spanish:golpe, fuerza, ...
Portuguese:impacto, força principal, ...
Chinese:主要影响, 主要冲击, ...
Japanese:矛先, 矢面, ...
Arabic:الوَطْأَة, عبء أكبر, ...
Hebrew:עִיקָּר, כּוֹבֶד, ...
Russian:основной удар, основная нагрузка, ...
Ukrainian:основний удар, основна частина, ...
Hindi:सबसे बड़ा असर, आघात, ...
Bengali:প্রধান আঘাত, অভিঘাত, ...
Catalan:pitjor part, embat, ...
Czech:tíha, břemeno, ...
Danish:de værste følger, hovedstødet, ...
Dutch:zwaarste klap, zwaarste last, ...
Greek:κύριο βάρος, βάρος, ...
Hungarian:zöme, terhe, ...
Khmer:ផលប៉ះពាល់អវិជ្ជមានធ្ងន់ធ្ងរបំផុត, ទម្ងន់នៃការវាយប្រហារ, ...
Korean:주된 피해, 주된 충격, ...
Persian:ضربه اصلی, بار اصلی, ...
Polish:główne uderzenie, większość, ...
Portuguese (BR):impacto, peso, ...
Romanian:impact, greul, ...
Swedish:huvudsakliga effekter, största stöten, ...
Thai:ผลกระทบหนักที่สุด, แรงกระแทก, ...
Turkish:şiddet, ağır yük, ...
Vietnamese:hậu quả nặng nề nhất, đòn nặng nhất, ...

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