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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
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
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
To bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand.
"We brunted the storm."
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