sabotage
noun
- deliberate action aimed at weakening another entity
verb
- wreck clandestinely
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsæ.bəˌtɑːʒ/ / /ˈsæ.bɒˌtɑːʒ/ / /sæ.bɒˈtɑːʒ/
noun
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French sabotage.
- A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.
verb
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French sabotage.
- To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.
“The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos.”
“Our plans were sabotaged.”