whiplash
The lash of a whipThe lash of a whip.
» Rear end collisions often cause whiplash.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)The lash of a whip.
Peitschenriemen
реме́нь кнута́reménʹ knutá, бечева́ плети́bečevá pletí
(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.
Schleudertrauma, Halswirbelsäulenschleudertrauma, HWS-Schleudertrauma
хлыстова́я тра́вмаxlystovája trávma
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.
tonal whiplash
Schleudertrauma, Achterbahnfahrt
- an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
Examples
4 sentencesRear end collisions often cause whiplash.
I had a whiplash injury two months ago.
Tom's car was rear-ended and he suffered a whiplash injury.
deToms Wagen wurde von hinten angefahren, und er erlitt ein Peitschenschlagsyndrom.
Tom wore a neck brace for several months after receiving a whiplash injury in a car accident.
deTom trug für einige Monaten eine Halskrause, nachdem sich er bei einem Autounfall eine Peitschenschlagverletzung zugezogen hatte.
Translations
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Origin
From whip + lash.From whip + lash.
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Forms
plural: whiplashes| Singular | whiplash |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident):whiplash injury
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object:whiplash
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable