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sacrifice operation

sacrifice operation

9.9
An attack in which a person kills or injures others and also dies, usually using a bomb
  • noun
  • /ˈsækrɪfaɪs ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/
  • Offensive
translation icon : atentado suicida
  • The terrorist group claimed responsibility for the sacrifice operation that targeted the embassy.

Examples

  • The terrorist carried out a sacrifice operation in the crowded market.

  • Intelligence agencies warned of possible sacrifice operations in the city during the festival.

  • He was radicalized online before carrying out the sacrifice operation.

  • Many lives were lost during the sacrifice operation last night.

  • The terrorist group claimed responsibility for the sacrifice operation that targeted the embassy.

  • He was radicalized online before carrying out the sacrifice operation.

  • Many lives were lost during the sacrifice operation last night.

Synonyms

suicide bombing
vssacrifice operation
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35 7.7

An attack where a person explodes a bomb to kill themselves and others

is similar but can include other methods or broader action types
suicide mission
vssacrifice operation
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23 7.9

A dangerous task where people expect to die to reach a goal

is specifically an act to kill others while causing own death usually using explosives
martyr operation
vssacrifice operation
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9.9

An attack where someone blows themselves up to kill or hurt others for a cause

is similar but done without a stated cause often using explosives

Surface Forms

sacrifice operation singular
sacrifice operations plural

Morphology

sacrifice + operation

The noun 'sacrifice' conveys giving up something valuable (often life) and 'operation' signals a planned military/police action, so a learner can infer a planned act involving self-sacrifice. However, the specific violent sense—deliberately killing or injuring others while causing one's own death (i.e. a suicide attack)—is not fully predictable from the constituents and may be confused with non-violent or ritual sacrifice, so full meaning requires prior exposure.

Etymology

Sacrifice operation uses sacrifice in its original sense of giving up one's life for a cause; picture a person offering themselves to carry out an attack. That's why it means 'an attack in which the attacker dies'.