brunt
noun/brʌnt/
/brʌnt/
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a blow or an attack, also the force or shock of something): of unknown origin.
Idioms Idioms
See brunt in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybear, take, etc. the brunt of something
- to receive the main force of something unpleasant
- Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending.
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