brunt
pronunciation
How to pronounce brunt in British English:
UK [brʌnt]
How to pronounce brunt in American English:
US [brʌnt]
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- Noun:
- main force of a blow etc
Word Origin
- brunt (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. Tsa screeners have borne the brunt of the outrage .
- 2. Employees on fixed-term contracts have borne the brunt .
- 3. China , as the biggest saver , should bear the brunt of such a shift .
- 4. Chinese investment has helped myanmar avoid the full brunt of western economic sanctions imposed since the late 1990s .
- 5. But the brunt of the force would be absorbed by connecting plates between the shafts , called shear links .