kamikaze

[ kah-mi-kah-zee ]

/ ˌkɑ mɪˈkɑ zi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR kamikaze ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

(during World War II) a member of a special corps in the Japanese air force charged with the suicidal mission of crashing an aircraft laden with explosives into an enemy target, especially a warship.

an airplane used for this purpose.

a person or thing that behaves in a wildly reckless or destructive manner: We were nearly run down by a kamikaze on a motorcycle.

adjective

of, pertaining to, undertaken by, or characteristic of a kamikaze: a kamikaze pilot; a kamikaze attack.

Origin of kamikaze

1940–45; <Japanese, equivalent to kami(y) god (earlier *kamui) + kaze wind (earlier *kanzai

Words nearby kamikaze

Kamerlingh Onnes, Kamerun, Kamet, kami, kamik, kamikaze, Kamilaroi, Kamina, Kamloops, Kamloops trout, Kammerer

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Example sentences from the Web for kamikaze

Rubio blew it with immigration, and as for Cruz, I think even most Republicans see that that would be a kamikaze mission.
Christie and the 7 Dwarves|Michael Tomasky|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One can only dream, then, of the kamikaze damage Newt can inflict if he keeps his promise to continue fighting to the convention.
Florida Primary: Why Liberals Should Cheer for Newt Gingrich|Michelle Goldberg|February 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Following the debate, the Romney campaign blasted Gingrich for his vengeful “kamikaze mission.”
‘Bad Newt’ Is Back at Sunday’s New Hampshire Debate|Kirsten Powers|January 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He talks to Lennox Samuels about radiation fears and why this wasn't a kamikaze mission.
A Japanese Firefighter Talks Surviving the Nuclear Reactors|Lennox Samuels|April 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Nicole Richie was recently rear-ended by a kamikaze cameraman so hard that she went to the hospital.
The Do-Nothing Paparazzi Law|Nicole LaPorte|February 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He had some of the characteristics of a kamikaze pilot, too, because there was no telling if he'd get back from his mission.
The Inhabited|Richard Wilson
It had been kamikaze stuff, though there'd been a theoretical chance of the thirty men escaping, to justify sending them out.
A Matter of Proportion|Anne Walker

British Dictionary definitions for kamikaze

kamikaze

/ (ˌkæmɪˈkɑːzɪ) /

noun (often capital)

(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 enemya kamikaze attack; a kamikaze bomber

(modifier) extremely foolhardy and possibly self-defeatingkamikaze pricing

Word Origin for kamikaze

C20: from Japanese, from kami divine + kaze wind, referring to the winds that, according to Japanese tradition, destroyed a Mongol invasion fleet in 1281

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Cultural definitions for kamikaze

kamikaze

[ (kah-muh-kah-zee) ]

Japanese fighter pilots in World War II, trained to make suicide crashes into Allied ships.

单词	kamikaze
释义	kamikaze [ kah-mi-kah-zee ] / ˌkɑ mɪˈkɑ zi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kamikaze ON THESAURUS.COM noun (during World War II) a member of a special corps in the Japanese air force charged with the suicidal mission of crashing an aircraft laden with explosives into an enemy target, especially a warship. an airplane used for this purpose. a person or thing that behaves in a wildly reckless or destructive manner: We were nearly run down by a kamikaze on a motorcycle. adjective of, pertaining to, undertaken by, or characteristic of a kamikaze: a kamikaze pilot; a kamikaze attack. Origin of kamikaze 1940–45; <Japanese, equivalent to kami(y) god (earlier kamui) + kaze wind (earlier kanzai Words nearby kamikaze Kamerlingh Onnes, Kamerun, Kamet, kami, kamik, kamikaze, Kamilaroi, Kamina, Kamloops, Kamloops trout, Kammerer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kamikaze Rubio blew it with immigration, and as for Cruz, I think even most Republicans see that that would be a kamikaze mission. Christie and the 7 Dwarves\|Michael Tomasky\|February 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST One can only dream, then, of the kamikaze damage Newt can inflict if he keeps his promise to continue fighting to the convention. Florida Primary: Why Liberals Should Cheer for Newt Gingrich\|Michelle Goldberg\|February 1, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Following the debate, the Romney campaign blasted Gingrich for his vengeful “kamikaze mission.” ‘Bad Newt’ Is Back at Sunday’s New Hampshire Debate\|Kirsten Powers\|January 8, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He talks to Lennox Samuels about radiation fears and why this wasn't a kamikaze mission. A Japanese Firefighter Talks Surviving the Nuclear Reactors\|Lennox Samuels\|April 3, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Nicole Richie was recently rear-ended by a kamikaze cameraman so hard that she went to the hospital. The Do-Nothing Paparazzi Law\|Nicole LaPorte\|February 25, 2010\|DAILY BEAST He had some of the characteristics of a kamikaze pilot, too, because there was no telling if he'd get back from his mission. The Inhabited\|Richard Wilson It had been kamikaze stuff, though there'd been a theoretical chance of the thirty men escaping, to justify sending them out. A Matter of Proportion\|Anne Walker British Dictionary definitions for kamikaze kamikaze / (ˌkæmɪˈkɑːzɪ) / noun (often capital) (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 enemya kamikaze attack; a kamikaze bomber (modifier) extremely foolhardy and possibly self-defeatingkamikaze pricing Word Origin for kamikaze C20: from Japanese, from kami divine + kaze wind, referring to the winds that, according to Japanese tradition, destroyed a Mongol invasion fleet in 1281 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kamikaze hara-kiri, self-destruction, self-immolation, self-slaughter, seppuku, mélange Cultural definitions for kamikaze kamikaze [ (kah-muh-kah-zee) ] Japanese fighter pilots in World War II, trained to make suicide crashes into Allied ships. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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kamikaze

noun

adjective

Origin of kamikaze

Words nearby kamikaze

Example sentences from the Web for kamikaze

British Dictionary definitions for kamikaze

noun (often capital)

Word Origin for kamikaze

Words related to kamikaze

Cultural definitions for kamikaze