attack brunt

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• brunt — [brʌnt] n bear/take/suffer etc the brunt of sth to receive the worst part of an attack, criticism, bad situation etc ▪ an industry that bore the brunt of the recession ▪ The car took the full brunt of the explosion …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• attack — vb Attack, assail, assault, bombard, storm are comparable not only in their military but also in their extended senses. All carry as their basic meaning to make a more or less violent onset upon. Attack originally connoted a fastening upon… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• brunt — [brunt] n. [ME bront < ? ON bruna, to rush] 1. the shock (of an attack) or impact (of a blow) 2. the heaviest or hardest part [to bear the brunt of the blame] …   English World dictionary

• brunt — /brunt/, n. the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow: His arm took the brunt of the blow. [1275 1325; ME; perh. orig. sexual assault; akin to ON brundr, G Brunft heat, ruttish state, OE brunetha heat, itching; c. OHG bronado. See BURN1]… …   Universalium

• brunt — n. to bear, take the brunt (our battalion bore the brunt of the attack) * * * [brʌnt] take the brunt (our battalion bore the bruntof the attack) to bear …   Combinatory dictionary

• brunt — noun bear /take the brunt of sth to receive the worst part of an attack, criticism etc: The southern part of the town bore the brunt of the attack …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• brunt — /brʌnt / (say brunt) noun 1. the shock or force of an attack, etc.; the main stress, force, or violence: to bear the brunt of their criticism. 2. Obsolete a violent attack. {Middle English; origin uncertain} …  

• brunt — [brʌnt] noun (usu. in phr. bear the brunt) the chief impact of something bad. Origin ME (denoting a blow or attack, also the force or shock of something): of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• brunt — n. the chief or initial impact of an attack, task, etc. (esp. bear the brunt of). Etymology: ME: orig. unkn …   Useful english dictionary

• brunt — noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century 1. the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) 2. the greater part ; burden …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• attack — v 1. assault, raid, storm, charge, rush, blitz, blitzkrieg; set upon, pounce upon, descend upon, fall on, open fire.upon, begin hostilities; light into, Inf. lace into, Inf. rip into, Inf. tear into, Sl. zap, Sl. let [s.o.] have it, Sl. lay into …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder