Related Words for brunt

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bear
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Noun, Verb
shouldering
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Verb
flak
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Noun
battering
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Noun
burden
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Noun
suffer
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Verb
wrath
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Noun
baring
/x
Noun
ravages
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Noun
responsibility
xxx/xx
Noun
deflect
x/
Verb
onslaught
/x
Noun
flack
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Noun
spared
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Verb
barrage
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Noun
face
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Noun
indignity
x/xx
Noun
endure
x/
Verb
backlash
/x
Noun
heaviest
/xx
Adjective
withstand
x/
Verb
disproportionate
xx/xx
Adjective
blame
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Noun
repercussions
xx/x
Noun
storm
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Noun
inflict
x/
Verb
fallout
/x
Noun
undue
x/
Adjective
shirking
/x
Noun
resemblance
x/x
Noun
thrust
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Noun
blows
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Noun
pains
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Noun
impact
x/
Noun
hefty
/x
Adjective
criticism
/xxx
Noun
part
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Noun
incurring
x/x
Verb
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective
withering
/xx
Noun
throes
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Noun
travails
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Noun
load
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Noun
umbrage
/x
Noun
severest
x/x
Adjective
shrapnel
/x
Noun
absorb
x/
Verb
reaping
/x
Noun
harshest
/x
Adjective
slight
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Adjective
misfortune
x/x
Noun
unmitigated
x/xxx
Adjective
opprobrium
x/xx
Noun
toll
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Noun
hail
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Noun
mitigate
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Verb
crushing
/x
Verb
lingering
/xx
Adjective
turmoil
/x
Noun
hardships
/x
Noun
unrelenting
xx/x
Adjective
pounding
/x
Verb
hammering
/xx
Noun
causing
/x
Verb
subjected
x/x
Verb
wrenching
/x
Noun
hurt
/
Noun
vagaries
/xx
Noun
massive
/x
Adjective
buffeting
x/x
Noun
unremitting
xx/x
Adjective
crippling
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Noun
taking
/x
Verb
ensuing
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Verb
casualties
/xxx
Noun
carrying
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Verb
grievous
/x
Adjective
downturn
/x
Noun
unleashing
x/x
Noun
lion
/x
Noun
deluge
/x
Noun
impervious
x/xx
Adjective
shielding
/x
Noun
grudge
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Noun
adverse
x/
Adjective
scrutiny
/xx
Noun
undergoing
xx/x
Verb
whiff
/
Noun
consequence
/xx
Noun
significant
x/xx
Adjective
alleviate
x/xx
Verb
fend
/
Verb
risk
/
Noun
heaping
/x
Noun
direct
x/
Adjective
scorn
/
Noun
rigors
/x
Noun
stresses
/x
Noun
unintended
xx/x
Adjective
tremendous
x/x
Adjective
merciless
/xx
Adjective
relieving
x/x
Verb
harm
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Noun
side effect
/x/
Phrase, Noun
calamity
x/xx
Noun
detriment
/xx
Noun
ill effect
/x/
Phrase, Noun
scar
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Noun
penalty
/xx
Noun
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
brute
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Noun
curse
/
Noun
disaster
x/x
Noun
ruin
/x
Noun
horrible
/xx
Adjective
bad news
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Phrase, Noun
rude awakening
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
downside
/x
Noun
dent
/
Noun
fatal
/x
Adjective
embargo
x/x
Noun
fault
/
Noun
damaging
/xx
Adjective
blunt instrument
//xx
Name, Name
blight
/
Noun
briar
/x
Noun
rowan
/x
Name
ire
/
Noun
fighting
/x
Noun
teasing
/x
Noun
jokes
/
Noun
counterattack
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Noun
cutbacks
/x
Noun
displeasure
x/x
Noun
abscissa
//x
Noun
affliction
x/x
Noun
angular
/xx
Adjective, Noun
bigger
/x
Verb, Noun
boss
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
bulk
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
charge
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Noun, Verb
clare
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Name
clement
/x
Name, Adjective
clout
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Noun, Verb
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commentary
/xxx
Noun
conclusions
x/x
Noun
congestion
x/x
Noun
cos
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Noun
cost
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Noun, Verb
curve
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
danger
/x
Noun, Verb
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
disappointment
xx/x
Noun
discharge
x/
Noun, Verb
discussion
x/x
Noun
duck
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Noun, Verb
effects
x/
Verb
essential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
expense
x/
Noun, Verb
fee
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Noun, Verb
flogging
/x
Noun
fresh
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hugo
/x
Name
humiliation
xxx/x
Noun
impediment
x/xx
Noun
kraft
/
Noun
larger
/x
Adjective
lash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
loser
/x
Noun
louder
/x
Noun
majority
x/xx
Noun
onus
/x
Noun
peso
/x
Noun
results
x/
Noun
rey
/
Name
shiner
/x
Noun
shock
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
stake
/
Noun, Verb
stronger
/x
Adjective
summary
/xx
Noun, Adjective
thick
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
victim
/x
Noun, Verb
weight
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Noun, Verb
whip
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Noun, Verb
worst
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
fall
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Verb, Noun
shirtless
/x
Adjective