Phrase guide

suicide bombing

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An attack carried out by a suicide bomber or a group of them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: bombing

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَمَلِيَّة تَفْجِيرِيَّة إِنْتِحَارِيَّة — attack
  • Arabic: عَمَلِيَّة تَفْجِيرِيَّة — attack
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自爆 (zìbào) — attack
  • Finnish: itsemurhapommitus — attack
  • French: attentat-suicide à la bombe — attack
  • Hindi: आत्मघाती बमबारी (ātmaghātī bambārī) — attack
  • Icelandic: sjálfsmorðssprengjuárás — attack
  • Japanese: 自爆 (jibaku) — attack
  • Korean: 자폭 (japok) — attack
  • Polish: terroryzm samobójczy — attack
  • Swedish: självmordsbombning — attack
  • Thai: ระเบิดพลีชีพ — attack