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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

  1. noun A suicide attack, or the person who carries one out, especially by deliberately crashing an aircraft into a target.
  2. noun Informally, someone who takes wildly excessive risks, as if their own safety doesn’t matter.
  3. noun A cocktail made from equal parts vodka, triple sec, and lime juice.
  4. adj Reckless or suicidal, showing no regard for personal safety.

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