Brunt definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Brunt definition: the main force or shock of a blow , attack , etc (esp in the phrase bear the brunt of ) | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'brunt'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× brunt (brʌnt ) Seetobearthebruntof COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof brunt Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'brunt' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'brunt' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'tyropitta' HindiTranslationof'brunt' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency bruntinBritishEnglish (brʌnt ) nounthemainforceorshockofablow,attack,etc(espinthephrasebearthebruntof) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC14:ofunknownorigin WordFrequency bruntinAmericanEnglish (brʌnt ) noun1.  theshock(ofanattack)orimpact(ofablow) 2.  theheaviestorhardestpart tobearthebruntoftheblame Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEbront