brunt[noun]Synonyms: full force, burden, force, impact, pressure, shock, strain, stress, thrust, violence
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
brunt /brʌnt/
noun bear/take/suffer etc the brunt of something 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. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲