Vocab Tadka : Blunt vs Brunt (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Blunt & Brunt.
BLUNT
| 1 | (v) | make less intense Type: ‘verb.change’ Usage: ‘blunted emotions’ |
| 2 | (v) | make numb or insensitive Type: ‘verb.perception’ Usage: ‘The shock numbed her senses’ Synonym: benumb, dull, numb, |
| 3 | (v) | make dull or blunt Type: ‘verb.contact’ Usage: ‘Too much cutting dulls the knife’s edge’ Synonym: dull, |
| 4 | (v) | make less sharp Type: ‘verb.change’ Usage: ‘blunt the knives’ |
| 5 | (v) | make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation Type: ‘verb.change’ Usage: ‘Terror blunted her feelings’ Usage: ‘deaden a sound’ Synonym: deaden, |
| 1 | (s) | having a broad or rounded end Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘thick marks made by a blunt pencil’ |
| 2 | (s) | used of a knife or other blade; not sharp Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘a blunt instrument’ |
| 3 | (s) | characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘blunt talking and straight shooting’ Usage: ‘a blunt New England farmer’ Usage: ‘I gave them my candid opinion’ Usage: ‘forthright criticism’ Usage: ‘a forthright approach to the problem’ Usage: ‘tell me what you think–and you may just as well be frank’ Usage: ‘it is possible to be outspoken without being rude’ Usage: ‘plainspoken and to the point’ Usage: ‘a point-blank accusation’ Synonym: candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder, |
| 4 | (s) | devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘the blunt truth’ Usage: ‘the crude facts’ Usage: ‘facing the stark reality of the deadline’ Synonym: crude, stark, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- Finish chopping the potato, with a blunt knife.
- The millennia do not blunt the edge of ancient literature.
- In most cases, blunt dissection only is required.
How to Remember : Blunt ~ BLonde + Aunt ~ The Blonde Aunty standing there in front of the playground is Blunt.
BRUNT
| 1 | (n) | main force of a blow etc Type: ‘noun.attribute’ Usage: ‘bore the brunt of the attack’ |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- What was left took the brunt of the pain.
- The brunt of the blame must be borne, of course, by the leadership of the Company.
How to Remember : Brunt ~ Sounds like burnt ~ The area hit by meteroid was left brunt due to impact of the collision.
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