whiplash

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) The lash of a whip.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) 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.

Synonyms

lash

whip

whiplash injury

Translations

Schleudertrauma

coup de fouet

zweepslag

colpo di frusta

tralla

Peitschenriemen

coup du lapin

Peitschenschlagverletzung

coup

tralla

cervical

flageller

fouetter

traumatisme

λωρίο μάστιγος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪp.ˌlæʃ/

Etymology

Univerbation of whip + lash.