KAMIKAZE

I. noun Etymology: Japanese, literally, divine wind Date: 1945 a member of a Japanese air attack corps in World War II assigned to make a suicidal crash on a target (as a ship), an airplane containing explosives to be flown in a suicide crash on a target, II. adjective Date: 1945 of, relating to, or resembling a ~, having or showing reckless disregard for safety or personal welfare