blunt force

American  

[bluhnt fawrs] / ˈblʌnt ˈfɔrs /

noun

1. the force of an impact to the body, such as from a collision, weapon, etc., that does not penetrate beneath the skin but may nonetheless cause serious internal or surface injury.

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Example Sentences

This is why Mom used to add “bike helmet” to the storm list when she was little—a mattress over the bathtub only protects so far from blunt force trauma.

From Literature

“Every tick higher in energy is being translated directly into inflation expectations, policy assumptions, and risk appetite, and that transmission mechanism is not subtle. It is blunt force,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, wrote in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch

America has to find a way to restart diplomacy, using soft power and persuasion more often than the blunt force of tariffs or threat of conflict with key partners.

From MarketWatch

County medical examiner has one record of an Aug. 30 fatality at a cliff — a 47-year-old man called Donald Walker, whose cause of death was ruled accidental due to blunt force injuries.

From Los Angeles Times

Gray asserted his authority with blunt force.

From Salon