sabotage

Meaning

Noun

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

To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.

Synonyms

undermine

subvert

weaken

counteract

wreck

countermine

overturn

wrecking

diversion

disorganization

go out

go-slow

impairment

incapacitation

job action

obstruct

obstructiveness

sap

sleeper cell

stay out

stoppage

strike

torpedo

strike work

undercut

walkout

industrial action

slow-down tactics

vandalism

betray

subversive destruction

betrayal

break up

chaos

decapitate

destroy

destruction

direct action

discomposure

Translations

sabotage

Sabotage

sabotaje

saboter

sabotaggio

sabotatge

sabotare

δολιοφθορά

sabotieren

sabotagem

sabotear

sabotage

saboteren

sabotaj

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsæ.bəˌtɑːʒ/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French sabotage.