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.

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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. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo:

   Black and Hispanic communities throughout the United States have borne the brunt of this pandemic.

2. Cathy Scheller:

   My son is an exemplary Marine and he has been for 17 years, he knew that everyone else felt the same way. He thought if he took the lead, others would stand up and call for accountability. They did not. So he is taking the full brunt himself.

3. Bill Hartman:

   As the virus evolves and we get these different variant forms out there, it will prey on people who don't have a built-in antibody response like you can get with a vaccine, so these kids are the ones who will suffer the brunt of that, it's important to not only keep them safe, because even in this age group, it's a top 10 reason kids have died in the last two years. Kids aren't supposed to die.

4. Elvis Picardo:

   The TSX bears the brunt of any concerns about global growth.

5. Andrew Cuomo:

   States that bore the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic account for one-third of the national GDP, how can you tell one-third of the country to go to heck?

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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