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sabotage

[ sab-uh-tahzh, sab-uh-tahzh ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. any undermining of a cause.


verb (used with object)

sabotaged, sabotaging.
  1. to injure or attack by sabotage.

    Synonyms: , ,

sabotage

/ ˈæəˌɑː /

noun

  1. the deliberate destruction, disruption, or damage of equipment, a public service, etc, as by enemy agents, dissatisfied employees, etc
  2. any similar action or behaviour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to destroy, damage, or disrupt, esp by secret means
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sabotage1

First recorded in 1865–70; from French, from sabot(er) “to botch,” originally, “to harry, shake up, strike” (verb derivative of sabot sabot ) + -age -age
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sabotage1

C20: from French, from saboter to spoil through clumsiness (literally: to clatter in sabots)
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Or, as has happened increasingly in the last year, they can be sabotaged by state actors and terrorists bent on disrupting the political, social and financial rhythms of an already turbulent world.

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The controversy over the concerts coincides with wider calls for a countrywide boycott in Turkey which has been criticised by the government as economic sabotage.

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He also highlights Russia's hybrid warfare: from cyber attacks to sabotage, as well as unidentified drones over German military sites.

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County Department of Mental Health, said that while good work is done by many, bureaucracy sabotages innovation and erodes the morale of front-line workers.

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One new group says it plans a campaign of sabotage against key infrastructure.

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