BRUNT Definition & Meaning

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brunt

[ bruhnt ]

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noun

the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
His arm took the brunt of the blow.
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brunt

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noun

the main force or shock of a blow, attack, etc (esp in the phrase bear the brunt of )

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Origin of brunt¹

1275–1325; Middle English; perhaps originally sexual assault; akin to Old Norse brundr, German Brunft heat, ruttish state, Old English brunetha heat, itching; cognate with Old High German bronado. See burn ¹

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Origin of brunt¹

C14: of unknown origin

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Idioms and Phrases

see bear the brunt .

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Example Sentences

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While it appears Nvidia would be spared from the brunt of the tariffs because of the exemption to semiconductors, some industry observers said more tariffs could still be coming.

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But it's AI's creators, and not the technology itself, that has received the brunt of real-life criticism.

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Now, Musk is destroying what’s left of America’s meager social safety net, exposing working-class Americans to the full brunt of the market.

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He said if growth was the UK government's priority then "business needs to be supported and right now it feels like we're bearing the brunt of everything".

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Sudan's people have borne the brunt of this brutal civil war, which has inflicted massive death, destruction, and human rights violations on civilians.

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