brunts

Noun

brunt (plural brunts)

1. The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
   • Unfortunately, poor areas such as those in New Orleans bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina’s winds.
2. The force or shock of an attack in war.
3. The major part of something; the bulk.
   • If you feel tired of walking, just think of the poor donkey who has carried the brunt of our load.
4. (obsolete) A violent attack or charge in battle.
   • Tech[elles]. I heare them come, ſhall wee encounter them?
     Tam[burlaine]. Keep all your ſtandings, and not ſtir a foot,
     Myſelfe will bide the danger of the brunt.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
5. (broadly, obsolete) A sudden harmful onset or attack (of disease, unbelief, persecution, etc.).
6. (obsolete) A spurt, a sudden effort or straining.

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