brunt meaning

Definition of brunt

1. main force of a blow etc
   • bore the brunt of the attack

   Type of: force

brunt in a sentence

• The brunt of criticism was borne by the chairmen.
• Donald bore the brunt of the teacher's anger.
• I don't want to bear the brunt of it.
• Oceanfront houses bore the brunt of the huge waves whipped up by the storm.
• Tom had to bear the brunt of his boss's anger.

How to pronounce brunt

brunt is pronounced /brʌnt/ in British English and /brʌnt/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with brunt

• front
• blunt
• confront
• shunt
• hunt
• grunt
• stunt
• punt