Definitions for Brunt
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bruntnoun

   main force of a blow etc

   "bore the brunt of the attack"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bruntnoun

   The full adverse effects of; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.

2. bruntnoun

   The major part of; the bulk.

3. Etymology: From brundr/brundtið or bruna.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bruntnoun

   Etymology: brunst, Dutch.

   1. Shock; violence.

   Erona chose rather to bide the brunt of war, than venture him. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   God, who caus’d a fountain, at thy pray’r,
   From the dry ground to spring, thy thirst t’ allay
   After the brunt of battle. John Milton, Agonistes, l. 581.

   Faithful ministers are to stand and endure the brunt: a common soldier may fly, when it is the duty of him that holds the standard to die upon the place. South.

   2. Blow; stroke.

   A wicked ambush, which lay hidden long
   In the close covert of her guileful eyen,
   Thence breaking forth, did thick about me throng,
   Too feeble I t’ abide the brunt so strong. Edmund Spenser, Sonnets.

   The friendly rug preserv’d the ground,
   And headlong knight, from bruise or wound,
   Like featherbed betwixt a wall,
   An heavy brunt of cannon-ball. Hudibras.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brunt

   Brunt is a surname.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brunt

   Brunt generally refers to the worst part or chief impact of a specific action or situation. It is the intense force or impact being borne or endured, often associated with unpleasant circumstances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bruntverb

   the heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; as, the brunt of a battle

2. Bruntverb

   the force of a blow; shock; collision

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brunt

   brunt, n. the shock of an onset or contest: the force of a blow: the chief stress or crisis of anything.—v.t. to bear the brunt of. [Ice. bruna, to advance like fire, is usually given; Dr Murray suggests that it may be an onomatopœia of Eng. itself (cf. Dunt), or connected with burnt—Scot. brunt.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brunt

   The troops who sustain the principal shock of the enemy in action are said to bear the brunt of the battle.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRUNT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brunt is ranked #15651 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Brunt surname appeared 1,866 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Brunt.
   
   70.5% or 1,317 total occurrences were White.
   21% or 392 total occurrences were Black.
   3.9% or 73 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 40 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.9% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.3% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Force

Anagrams for Brunt »

1. burnt

How to pronounce Brunt?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Brunt in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brunt in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brunt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Brunt in a Sentence

1. Peter Sutton:

   There will certainly will be damage up along the coastal areas where the crossing occurred, but largely the populated areas did escape the brunt of the eye as it crossed the coast.

2. Mohannad Aama:

   I think the brunt of the risk-off trade will be borne by European exchanges, we will likely have a selloff in our markets, but I think we will be in much better shape than many markets in Europe.

3. Susan Bro:

   She was a normal 32-year-old, feisty woman, she had rough edges, just like anybody, and she was a random murder in a mass car attack. She just happened to be the one that took the brunt force.

4. Sonal Jessel:

   Ultimately, I describe extreme heat as such a risk-multiplier, it's not an issue that exists in a vacuum at all, and lower-income communities or communities of color bear the brunt of all these different hardships.

5. The ICC Bensouda:

   Innocent civilians continue to bear the brunt of insecurity and instability, in particular as a result of what appears to be an ongoing government campaign to target them, the people alleged to be most responsible for these ongoing atrocities are the same people against whom warrants of arrest have already been issued.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Brunt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brunt
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Brunt
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunt
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Brunt
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Brunt
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html