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kamikaze adjective

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Definition

[before noun] describes a sudden violent attack on an enemy, especially one in which the person or people attacking know that they will be killed
a kamikaze attack/mission
being willing to take risks and not worrying about safety
kamikaze taxi drivers
a kamikaze attitude

(Definition of kamikaze adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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