Antonyms for brunt
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bruhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : brÊŒnt |
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
- 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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