whiplash
/ˈwɪpˌlæʃ/noun
Middle School
1
The lash of a whip.
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.
3
An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.
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