whiplash

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɪp.ˌlæʃ/

名詞

比喩的用法

The lash of a whip. / 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.

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The cowhand's whiplash cracked through the night, startling the herd.

詳細

意味（1）

The lash of a whip.

意味（2）

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.

意味（3）

(figuratively) An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.

Some parents, feeling too hurt by the push-off or taking their teenager’s rejections too personally, choose to make themselves unavailable. In some ways it does feel better to avoid episodes of emotional whiplash.

詳細

whiplashes （ plural ）