Whiplash — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪplæʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪplaʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪplaʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɪplæʃ/.

Examples

the whip raised a red welt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whip whiplash injury lash

Parts of Speech

noun	an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
noun	a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object “the whip raised a red welt”

Word Forms

whip	verb	beat severely with a whip or rod
lash	verb	strike as if by whipping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schleudertrauma

eine Verletzung des Halses (der Halswirbel), die durch schnelles Beschleunigen oder Abbremsen verursacht wird (wie bei einem Autounfall)

🇫🇷French

coup de fouet

une blessure au cou (aux vertèbres cervicales) résultant d'une accélération ou d'une décélération rapide (comme dans un accident d'automobile)

🇪🇸Spanish

latigazo

una lesión en el cuello (las vértebras cervicales) resultante de una rápida aceleración o desaceleración (como en un accidente automovilístico)

🇮🇹Italian

colpo di frusta

una lesione al collo (vertebre cervicali) derivante da una rapida accelerazione o decelerazione (come in un incidente automobilistico)

🇳🇱Dutch

zweepslag

een letsel aan de nek (de halswervels) als gevolg van snelle acceleratie of vertraging (zoals bij een auto-ongeluk)

🇵🇹Portuguese

chicotada

uma lesão no pescoço (vértebras cervicais) resultante de rápida aceleração ou desaceleração (como em um acidente automobilístico)

🇷🇺Russian

хлыстовая травма

травма шеи (шейных позвонков) в результате резкого ускорения или замедления (например, в автомобильной аварии)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोच

तेजी से त्वरण या मंदी के कारण गर्दन (गर्भाशय ग्रीवा) पर चोट (जैसे कि एक ऑटोमोबाइल दुर्घटना में)

🇧🇩Bengali

হুইপ্ল্যাশ

ঘাড়ে আঘাত (সারভিকাল কশেরুকা) দ্রুত ত্বরণ বা ক্ষয় হওয়ার ফলে (যেমন একটি অটোমোবাইল দুর্ঘটনায়)

🇮🇳Tamil

சவுக்கடி

கழுத்தில் காயம் (கர்ப்பப்பை வாய் முதுகெலும்பு) விரைவான முடுக்கம் அல்லது வேகம் குறைவதன் விளைவாக (ஒரு வாகன விபத்து போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

కొరడా దెబ్బ

మెడకు గాయం (గర్భాశయ వెన్నుపూస) వేగవంతమైన త్వరణం లేదా మందగమనం (ఆటోమొబైల్ ప్రమాదంలో వలె)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્હીપ્લેશ

ઝડપી પ્રવેગક અથવા મંદીના પરિણામે ગરદન (સર્વાઇકલ કરોડરજ્જુ) માં ઇજા (ઓટોમોબાઇલ અકસ્માતમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾವಟಿ

ಕುತ್ತಿಗೆಗೆ ಗಾಯ (ಗರ್ಭಕಂಠದ ಕಶೇರುಖಂಡ) ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರ ವೇಗವರ್ಧನೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಧಾನಗತಿಯ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ (ವಾಹನ ಅಪಘಾತದಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാട്ടവാറടി

കഴുത്തിന് (സെർവിക്കൽ കശേരുക്കൾ) ദ്രുതഗതിയിലുള്ള ത്വരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വേഗത കുറയുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഫലമായി (ഒരു വാഹനാപകടത്തിലെന്നപോലെ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鞭打

由于快速加速或减速（如车祸）导致颈部（颈椎）受伤

🇯🇵Japanese

むち打ち症

急加速または急減速による首（頚椎）の損傷（自動車事故など）

🇰🇷Korean

편달

급격한 가속 또는 감속으로 인한 목(경추) 부상(예: 자동차 사고)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đòn roi

chấn thương ở cổ (đốt sống cổ) do tăng tốc hoặc giảm tốc nhanh (như trong một tai nạn ô tô)

🇹🇭Thai

แส้

การบาดเจ็บที่คอ (กระดูกสันหลังส่วนคอ) อันเป็นผลจากการเร่งความเร็วหรือการชะลอตัวอย่างรวดเร็ว (เช่นในอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pukulan cemeti

cedera pada leher (vertebra serviks) akibat akselerasi atau perlambatan yang cepat (seperti pada kecelakaan mobil)

🇵🇭Filipino

latigo

isang pinsala sa leeg (ang cervical vertebrae) na nagreresulta mula sa mabilis na acceleration o deceleration (tulad ng sa isang aksidente sa sasakyan)

🇲🇾Malay

cambuk

kecederaan pada leher (vertebra serviks) akibat daripada pecutan pantas atau nyahpecutan (seperti dalam kemalangan kereta)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إصابة

إصابة في الرقبة (الفقرات العنقية) ناتجة عن التسارع السريع أو التباطؤ (كما في حادث سيارة)

🇮🇷Persian

شلاق زدن

آسیب به گردن (مهره های گردن) ناشی از شتاب یا کاهش سریع (مانند یک تصادف اتومبیل)

🇹🇷Turkish

kırbaç darbesi

Hızlı hızlanma veya yavaşlamadan (bir otomobil kazasında olduğu gibi) kaynaklanan boyun (servikal omurlar) yaralanması

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְלִיפַת הַשׁוֹט

פגיעה בצוואר (חוליות הצוואר) כתוצאה מהאצה או האטה מהירה (כמו בתאונת דרכים)

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