sabotage
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ˈsæbətɑʒ/
Noun
sabotage noun
- A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.
- 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.
Verb
sabotage verb
- To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.“The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos.”
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Synonyms
underminesubvertcounteractweakencounterminesubversivesubversionunderminingvandalismdisruptionthwartannihilatespoildestructiondemolishhavoc
Associated
espionageguerrillaterrorismdiversionassassinationwarfareresistancechancespropagandamissionsinstallations
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