Word Frequency
kamikaze (ˌkæmɪˈkɑːzɪ
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Definitions
noun
- (in World War II) one of a group of Japanese pilots who performed suicidal missions by crashing their aircraft, loaded with explosives, into an enemy target, esp a ship
- an aircraft used for such a mission
- modifier (of an action) undertaken or (of a person) undertaking an action in the knowledge
that it will result in the death of the person performing it in order that maximum
damage may be inflicted on an enemy ⇒
a kamikaze attack
,a kamikaze bomber
- modifier extremely foolhardy and possibly self-defeating ⇒
kamikaze pricing
Word Origin
C20: from Japanese, from kami divine + kaze wind, referring to the winds that, according to Japanese tradition, destroyed a Mongol invasion fleet in 1281Example Sentences Including 'kamikaze'
By contrast, the two Swedish wives took no part in the defence of Saint-Esprit, uncomfortable in the face of Mrs Saito's kamikaze zeal.Rushing to Paradise
FBI agents told the New York Post they believed only the ringleaders of the group knew the mission was a kamikaze assault.Glasgow Herald (2001)
I remember her being the kamikaze queen of the game, lucky with the dice.POPCO (2004)
It's a smart cookie media move for Delta in light of the recent claims of kamikaze Kerry McFadden.Megastar (2004)
Scotland Yard insists none of the 19 kamikaze US hijackers had ever stayed in Britain.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Sri Lanka's kamikaze openers Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana made a reality of an off the cuff remark Warne made a day earlier.Misc (1999)
Where would be the `evolutionary advantage" in being set on a nuclear kamikaze mission?The Descent of Mind - the how and why of intelligence
Why waste money, resources and candidates in kamikaze campaigns?Ottawa Sun (2003)
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