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suicide attack

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An attack on others that involves the assailant committing suicide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: selvmordsangreb — suicide attack
  • Dutch: zelfmoordaanslag — suicide attack
  • Finnish: itsemurhaisku — suicide attack
  • Finnish: itsemurhahyökkäys — suicide attack
  • French: attentat-suicide — suicide attack
  • German: Selbstmordanschlag — suicide attack
  • Hindi: आत्मघाती हमला (ātmaghātī hamlā) — suicide attack
  • Hindi: फ़िदायीन हमला (fidāyīn hamlā) — suicide attack
  • Hungarian: öngyilkos merénylet — suicide attack
  • Japanese: 特攻 (tokkō) — suicide attack
  • Polish: atak samobójczy — suicide attack
  • Spanish: atentado suicida — suicide attack
  • Swedish: självmordsattack — suicide attack
  • Swedish: självmordsattentat — suicide attack
  • Turkish: intihar saldırısı — suicide attack