noun🔗ShareThe 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."outcomedisastereventnegativesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe 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."amountmasspartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand."We brunted the storm."disastersituationactioneventwaroutcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading