The brunt of criticism was borne by the chairmen.
Source: tatoeba (20011)
Brunt
//bɹʌnt//
Synonyms for "brunt" (39 found)
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Closest matches (8)
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Related words (19)
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8 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 5 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- أَكْثَر noun (major part of something)
- جُلّ noun (major part of something)
- مُعْظَم noun (major part of something)
Dutch
2 entries- druk noun (full effects)
- zwaartepunt noun (full effects)
German
4 entries- Hauptlast noun (full effects)
- Hauptsache noun (major part of something)
- Wucht noun (full effects)
- aushalten verb (to bear the brunt of something)
Romanian
2 entries- gros noun (major part of something)
- majoritate noun (major part of something)
Spanish
3 entries- lo más duro noun (full effects)
- mayor fuerza noun (full effects)
- peor parte noun (full effects)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Coastal cities will take the brunt of the storm.
Source: tatoeba (874555)
Tom had to bear the brunt of his boss's anger.
Source: tatoeba (3108918)
The CEO bore the brunt of investor anger after a record drop in the company's profits.
Source: tatoeba (4696528)
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