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Brunt

/bɹʌnt/

The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.

📖 Definitions of "Brunt"

noun
  1. 1

    The full adverse effects; 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."

  2. 2

    The major part of something; the bulk.

    "If you feel tired of walking, just think of the poor donkey who has carried the brunt of our load."

verb
  1. 1

    To bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand.

    "We brunted the storm."

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