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Webster 1913 Edition
Brunt
Brunt
(brŭnt)
, Noun.
1.
The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention;
as, the
. brunt
of a battle2.
The force of a blow; shock; collision.
“And heavy brunt of cannon ball.” Hudibras.
It is instantly and irrecoverably scattered by our first
brunt
with some real affair of common life. I. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brunt
BRUNT
,Noun.
1.
The heat, or utmost violence of an onset; the strength or violence of any contention; as the brunt of a battle.2.
The force of a blow; violence; shock of any kind.3.
A sudden effort.Definition 2024
brunt
brunt
English
Noun
brunt (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.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “New Jersey reels from storm's thrashing”, in The New York Times:
- Though the storm raged up the East Coast, it has become increasingly apparent that New Jersey took the brunt of it.
- The major part of, the bulk.
- If you feel tired of walking, just think of the poor donkey who has carried the brunt of our load.