English Explanatory Dictionary

whiplash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lash of a whip.
  2. 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.
  3. An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.
verb
  1. To jerk back and forth; to buffet.
  2. To lash as if with a whip.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪpˌlæʃ/ /ˈʍɪpˌlæʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whiplash.wav

Word forms

whiplash whiplashes whiplashing whiplashed

Etymology

From whip + lash.

Synonyms

whiplash injury whiplash-associated disorder switchback zigzag course
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