whiplash
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whiplash
- /ˈwɪpˌlæʃ/
- /ˈʍɪpˌlæʃ/
Rhymes with -ɪplæʃ
Where it comes from
From whip + lash.
noun whiplashes
- The lash of a whip.
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An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.
Of the nine staff in the third coach, most had been having a break, drinking tea or reading. One suffered a fractured skull, another a fractured shoulder. All were either thrown along or across the coach, sustaining cuts, bruising and whiplash injuries.
Similar: whiplash injury, whiplash-associated disorder
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An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.
tonal whiplash
Similar: switchback, zigzag course
verb whiplashes · whiplashing · whiplashed
- To jerk back and forth; to buffet. […] Ms. Kennedy has been whiplashed by assertions that she is at once protected and presumptuous.
- To lash as if with a whip. After a while, he let go of my hand in order to protect his own face from being whiplashed by the low branches.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lash, whip, whiplash injury, whipping, flogging, kick-start, fillip, thong, boost, impulse, whips, voorslag, stripe, lashing, flagellation, whupping
Translations
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noun lash of a whip
| Español | latigazo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | むち打ち muchiuchi |
| 中文 | 鞭打 biāndǎ |
| Português | chicotada |
| Français | coup de fouet |
| Deutsch | Peitschenriemen |
| Italiano | colpo m di frusta |
| Русский | реме́нь кнута́ reménʹ knutá, бечева́ плети́ bečevá pletí |
noun whiplash injury
| Español | latigazo cervical, traumatismo cervical |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 揮鞭傷 /挥鞭伤 huībiānshāng |
| Português | lesão em chicote |
| Français | coup du lapin, traumatisme cervical |
| Deutsch | Schleudertrauma, Halswirbelsäulenschleudertrauma, HWS-Schleudertrauma, Halswirbelsäulen-Distorsion, HWS-Distorsion, Distorsion der Halswirbelsäule |
| Italiano | colpo di frusta |
| Русский | хлыстова́я тра́вма xlystovája trávma |
noun (figurative) abrupt and unexpected change
| Deutsch | Schleudertrauma, Achterbahnfahrt |
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title = {whiplash},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whiplash},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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