kamikaze
adjective/ˌkæmɪˈkɑːzi/
/ˌkæmɪˈkɑːzi/
[only before noun] (from Japanese)- used to describe the way soldiers attack the enemy, knowing that they too will be killed synonym suicidal
- a kamikaze pilot/attack
- (figurative) He made a kamikaze run across three lanes of traffic.
Word OriginJapanese, from kami ‘divinity’ + kaze ‘wind’, originally referring to the gale that, in Japanese tradition, destroyed the fleet of invading Mongols in 1281.Definitions on the go
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