sabotageverb [ T ]
uk/ˈsæb.ə.tɑːʒ/us/ˈsæb.ə.tɑːʒ/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.
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Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- fall in
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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sabotage
noun [ U ] ukus
a campaign of industrial sabotage