Whiplash

//ˈwɪpˌlæʃ//

Synonyms for "whiplash" (39 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

lash whip belt blacksnake bullwhack bullwhip

Noun(2 words)

whiplash injury astonisher

Strong matches (12)

cat cowhide crop flagellum gad gadfly goad horsewhip knout kurbash oxgoad

Noun(1 words)

lash

Related words (19)

prick prod quirt rawhide razor strap rowel scourge sjambok spur sting strap stripe thong whiplash injury whipping

Noun(4 words)

switchback whip whiplash-associated disorder zigzag course

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries

blow harm hurt injury trauma

Synonyms

5 entries

lash stripe whip whiplash injury whipping

derived from

2 entries

lash whip

is a

5 entries

comics character injury injury to cervical spine medical condition neck injury

related to

12 entries

backward buffet direction forward head injury jerk lash side spine violent whip

Translations

47 translations across 18 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

камшичен удар noun (whiplash injury)

Catalan

1 entries

fuetada noun (lash of a whip)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

揮鞭傷 /挥鞭伤 noun (whiplash injury)
鞭打 noun (lash of a whip)

Danish

3 entries

piskesmæld noun (lash of a whip)
piskesmæld noun (whiplash injury)
piskesmældslæsion noun (whiplash injury)

Dutch

2 entries

whiplash noun (whiplash injury)
zweepslag noun (lash of a whip)

Finnish

3 entries

niskan retkahdusvamma noun (whiplash injury)
piiskanisku noun (lash of a whip)
piiskaniskuvamma noun (whiplash injury)

French

3 entries

coup de fouet noun (lash of a whip)
coup du lapin noun (whiplash injury)
traumatisme cervical noun (whiplash injury)

German

4 entries

Achterbahnfahrt noun ((figurative) abrupt and unexpected change)
Distorsion der Halswirbelsäule noun (whiplash injury)
HWS-Distorsion noun (whiplash injury)
HWS-Schleudertrauma noun (whiplash injury)

Irish

2 entries

fuiplasc noun (whiplash injury)
lasc fuipe noun (lash of a whip)

Italian

2 entries

colpo di frusta noun (whiplash injury)
colpo m di frusta noun (lash of a whip)

Japanese

1 entries

むち打ち noun (lash of a whip)

Norwegian

2 entries

nakkesleng noun (whiplash injury)
piskeslag noun (lash of a whip)

Polish

3 entries

raz noun (lash of a whip)
uraz biczowaty noun (whiplash injury)
uraz biczowy noun (whiplash injury)

Portuguese

2 entries

chicotada noun (lash of a whip)
lesão em chicote noun (whiplash injury)

Russian

3 entries

бечева́ плети́ noun (lash of a whip)
реме́нь кнута́ noun (lash of a whip)
хлыстова́я тра́вма noun (whiplash injury)

Spanish

3 entries

latigazo noun (lash of a whip)
latigazo cervical noun (whiplash injury)
traumatismo cervical noun (whiplash injury)

Swedish

3 entries

pisksnärt noun (lash of a whip)
pisksnärtsskada noun (whiplash injury)
whiplashskada noun (whiplash injury)

Turkish

1 entries

kamçı yaralanması noun (whiplash injury)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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I had a whiplash injury two months ago.

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Rear end collisions often cause whiplash.

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Tom's car was rear-ended and he suffered a whiplash injury.

Source: tatoeba (3208163)

Tom wore a neck brace for several months after receiving a whiplash injury in a car accident.

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