Sekirov Dictionary

whiplash

/ˈwɪpˌlæʃ/

noun3

  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. (figurative) An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.

verb2

  1. To lash as if with a whip.
  2. To jerk back and forth; to buffet.
forms

whiplashed · whiplashing · whiplashes

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