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1. : destruction of an employer's property (such as tools or materials) or the hindering of manufacturing by discontented workers. 2. : destructive or obstructive action carried on by a civilian or enemy agent to hinder a nation's war effort. 3. a. : an act or process tending to hamper or hurt. b. : deliberate subversion. sabotage. 2 of 2. verb.
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.
noun. 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. any undermining of a cause. verb (used with object) , sab·o·taged, sab·o·tag·ing. to injure or attack by sabotage. Synonyms: cripple, vandalize, disable. sabotage. / ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ / noun.
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.
to damage or destroy something in order to prevent an enemy from using it: Rebels sabotaged the roads and bridges. sabotage verb [T] (PREVENT SUCCESS) to spoil someone's plans or efforts in order to prevent them from being successful: She tried to sabotage my chances of getting the job. sabotage. noun [ U ] an act of sabotage.
(military) An act or acts with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of a country by willfully injuring or destroying, or attempting to injure or destroy, any national defense or war materiel, premises, or utilities, to include human and natural resources. Wiktionary. Synonyms: treason. overthrow. demolition. subversion
The malicious damaging or destruction of an employer's property by workmen during a strike or the like; hence gen. any disabling damage deliberately inflicted, esp. that carried out clandestinely in order to disrupt the economic or military resources of an enemy. Also transferred, figurative, and attributive. 1910.
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. His speech was calculated to sabotage our efforts to reach a solution to the crisis.
: to destroy or damage (something) deliberately so that it does not work correctly. They sabotaged the enemy's oil fields. The airplane crashed because it was sabotaged. 2. : to cause the failure of (something) deliberately. The lawyer is trying to sabotage the case by creating confusion. The deal was sabotaged by an angry employee.
