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- Dictionarysabotage/ˈsabətɑː(d)ʒ/
verb
- 1. deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage: "power lines from South Africa were sabotaged by rebel forces" Similar
noun
- 1. the action of sabotaging something: "a coordinated campaign of sabotage" Similar
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to damage or destroy equipment, weapons, or buildings in order to prevent the success of an enemy or competitor: The rebels had tried to sabotage the oil pipeline. to intentionally prevent the success of a plan or action: This was a deliberate attempt to sabotage the ceasefire. Fewer examples.
The meaning of SABOTAGE is destruction of an employer's property (such as tools or materials) or the hindering of manufacturing by discontented workers. How to use sabotage in a sentence.
to damage or destroy equipment, weapons, or buildings in order to prevent the success of an enemy or competitor: The rebels had tried to sabotage the oil pipeline. to intentionally prevent the success of a plan or action: This was a deliberate attempt to sabotage the ceasefire. Fewer examples.
Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, government, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, demoralization, destabilization, division, disruption, or destruction. One who engages in sabotage is a saboteur.
Sabotage is the deliberate damage or destruction of equipment or property which belongs to your enemy or opponent.
Sabotage definition: any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.. See examples of SABOTAGE used in a sentence.
sabotage. noun. /ˈsæbətɑːʒ/ [uncountable] the act of doing deliberate damage to equipment, transport, machines, etc. to prevent an enemy from using them, or to protest about something. an act of economic/military/industrial sabotage. Police investigating the train derailment have not ruled out sabotage.
