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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sab•o•tage /ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/USA pronunciation n., v., -taged, -tag•ing. n. [uncountable] - deliberate damage of equipment, etc., as by employees during a dispute with their company.
- destruction of property, as to weaken a government or military effort:acts of military sabotage.
- any act of spoiling or undermining a plan or effort:a case of romantic sabotage.
v. [~ + object] - to injure or attack by sabotage:to sabotage the communications facilities.
- to spoil or undermine;
ruin:She sabotaged every effort he made to stay on his diet.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sab•o•tage (sab′ə täzh′, sab′ə täzh′),USA pronunciation n., v., -taged, -tag•ing. n. - 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.
- any undermining of a cause.
v.t. - to injure or attack by sabotage.
- French, equivalent. to sabot(er) to botch, origin, originally, to strike, shake up, harry, derivative of sabot sabot + -age -age
- 1865–70
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disable, vandalize, cripple.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sabotage /ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ/ n - the deliberate destruction, disruption, or damage of equipment, a public service, etc, as by enemy agents, dissatisfied employees, etc
- any similar action or behaviour
vb - (transitive) to destroy, damage, or disrupt, esp by secret means
Etymology: 20th Century: from French, from saboter to spoil through clumsiness (literally: to clatter in sabots) |