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Whiplash

nounid 156537·updated May 18, 2026
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an injury to the neck resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration, as in an automobile accident

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Variants

synonym
lashwhiplash injury
plural
Whiplashes
possessive
Whiplash's
pluralpossessive
Whiplashes'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
§2
an injury to the neck resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration, as in an automobile accident

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