stiff neck

noun

Discomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck.

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Meanings

nounstiff neck (plural stiff necks)

plural stiff necks

  1. Discomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck.

Origin

From stiff + neck.

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Translations

Finnish niskan jäykkyys, jäykkä niska
  • niskan jäykkyysdiscomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck
  • jäykkä niskadiscomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck
French torticolis
  • torticolisdiscomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck
German Genickstarre, Nackensteifheit
  • Genickstarrediscomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck
  • Nackensteifheitdiscomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck
Italian torcicollo
  • torcicollodiscomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck
Polish twardy kark
  • twardy karkdiscomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck
Portuguese torcicolo
  • torcicolodiscomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck
Cite this entry
APA

stiff neck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiff%20neck

MLA

“stiff neck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiff%20neck. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stiff neck,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiff%20neck.

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