brunt

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
2. 2
   The force or shock of an attack in war.
3. 3
   The major part of something; the bulk.
4. 4
   A violent attack or charge in battle.
5. 5
   A sudden harmful onset or attack (of disease, unbelief, persecution, etc.).
6. 6
   A spurt, a sudden effort or straining.

Verb

1. 1
   To bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand.
2. 2
   To make a violent attack or charge.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.