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Sab·o·tage

/ˈsabəˌtäZH/

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 wreckdeliberately damagevandalizedestroyobstructdisruptcrippleimpairincapacitatedisruptspoilruinwreckunderminefilibusterimpairdamagethreatensubvertinformal:throw a spanner in the works ofmullerthrow a monkey wrench in the works of
noun
- 1. the action of sabotaging something: "a coordinated campaign of sabotage" Similar wreckingdeliberate damagevandalismdestructionobstructiondisruptioncripplingimpairmentincapacitationrare:ecotagedisruptionspoilingruiningwreckingunderminingfilibusteringimpairmentdamagesubversioninformal:a spanner in the worksa monkey wrench in the works
Word Origin early 20th century: from French, from saboter ‘kick with sabots, wilfully destroy’ (see sabot).
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Deliberate, subversive action aimed at weakening another entity
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. Saboteurs typically try to conceal their identities because of the consequences of their actions and to avoid invoking legal and organizational requirements... Wikipedia
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