kamikaze — meaning in English
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English meaning
- kamikaze noun A suicide attack, or the person who carries one out, especially by deliberately crashing an aircraft into a target.
Senses
kamikaze is used for these senses in English:
- suicide bomber One who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.
kamikaze — full definition
- noun A suicide attack, or the person who carries one out, especially by deliberately crashing an aircraft into a target.
- noun Informally, someone who takes wildly excessive risks, as if their own safety doesn’t matter.
- noun A cocktail made from equal parts vodka, triple sec, and lime juice.
- adj Reckless or suicidal, showing no regard for personal safety.