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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 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 is the deliberate damage or destruction of equipment or property which belongs to your enemy or opponent.
Sabotage isn't very nice: It's when you ruin or disrupt something by messing up a part of it on purpose. Loosening the blades on your competitor's ice skates would definitely be considered sabotage. Sabotage comes from the French word saboter, which literally means “walk noisily.”.
sabotage something to prevent something from being successful or being achieved, especially deliberately. Protesters failed to sabotage the peace talks. The rise in interest rates sabotaged any chance of the firm's recovery. They had tried to sabotage our plans.
SABOTAGE definition: 1. to damage or destroy something in order to prevent an enemy from using it: 2. to spoil…. Learn more.
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.
