whiplash

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
  2. noun a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

Etymology

From whip + lash.

In classic literature

Synonyms

whiplash injury

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