Antonyms for brunt

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bruhnt

Phonetic Transcription : brʌnt

Definition of brunt

Origin : early 14c., "a sharp blow," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse brundr "sexual heat," or bruna "to advance like wildfire." Meaning "chief force" is first attested 1570s.

noun bad end of a situation

Example sentences :

In fine, our fathers bore the brunt of more raging and pitiless elements than we.
Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Keep your men well in hand, for we may have to bear the brunt of the King's dragoons.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

All at once I saw that I myself must bear the brunt of this scandal.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

On this army, it was expected, the brunt of the drive would fall.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

The girl has taken the brunt of business while we played and she has only the reward of a salary.
Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley

The camp he attacked was that of the Seventh Michigan which bore the brunt of it.
Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd

The French had to bear the brunt of German fury throughout the week.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various

For months past, the brunt of the war has fallen almost entirely on her.
Extract from : « Bulgaria » by Frank Fox

After Hill, Magruder's troops bore the brunt of the last fearful fighting.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

It is literalism, however, which bears the brunt of his attack.
Extract from : « Early Theories of Translation » by Flora Ross Amos

Synonyms for brunt

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