What is the Latin word for brunt?

The usual Latin words for “brunt” are incursiō, incurrō, congressiō; also volō, ictus, cāsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“brunt” in Latin

incursiōan onrush, an attack.; an invasion, incursion incurrōto run into or towards; to attack, invade; to happen (to), befall, occur, to incur congressiōinterview, meeting, congress; copulation, sexual intercourse; conflict volōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intend ictusa beating time, a beat; a beat of the pulse; an attack, shot cāsusa fall, downwards movement; accident, chance; an event, happening, occurrence pugnaa fight, battle, combat, action; a line of battle, troops drawn up for battle; a contest, dispute, quarrel impetusan attack, an assault, a charge; a rapid motion; impulse, vehemence, ardor, passion

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

brunt

impetus, incursio, incursus; coucursus, congressio [SYN. in ATTACK, s.] ; vis.

Blow, ictus; figuratively, falmen, casus. To bear the brunt of the battle, maximum proelii impetum sustinere.

brunt

of battle, (primus) pugna; impetus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for brunt?: The usual Latin words for “brunt” are incursiō, incurrō, congressiō; also volō, ictus, cāsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.