sabotage

sab·o·tage  (sb-täzh)

n.

1. Destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents in time of war.

2. Treacherous action to defeat or hinder a cause or an endeavor; deliberate subversion.

tr.v. sab·o·taged, sab·o·tag·ing, sab·o·tag·es

To commit sabotage against.

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[French, from saboter, to walk noisily, bungle, sabotage, from sabot, sabot; see sabot.]

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sabotage

Noun

1. the deliberate destruction or damage of equipment, for example by enemy agents or dissatisfied employees

2. deliberate obstruction of or damage to a cause or effort

Verb

[-taging, -taged]

to destroy or disrupt by sabotage [French]

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sabotage

destruction of or damage to equipment, installations, etc, in an industrial context, as in a labor dispute, or in a military context, as in the action of partisan or resistance movements. — saboteur, n.

See also: War

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sabotage - a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists bombing - the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists
Verb	1.	sabotage - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" countermine, undermine, weaken, subvert, counteract derail - cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"

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sabotage

verb 1. damage, destroy, wreck, undermine, disable, disrupt, cripple, subvert, incapacitate, vandalize, throw a spanner in the works Brit. (informal)

verb 2. disrupt, ruin, wreck, spoil, interrupt, interfere with, obstruct, intrude, crool or cruel Austral. (slang)

noun 3. damage, destruction, wrecking, vandalism, deliberate damage

noun 4. disruption, ruining, wrecking, spoiling, interference, intrusion, interruption, obstruction

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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.

Translations

sabotage [ˈsæbətɑːʒ] n → sabotaje m

vt → sabotear

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sabotage [ˈsæbətɑːʒ] n → sabotage m

vt → saboter

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sabotage [ˈsæbətɑːʒ] n → Sabotage f

vt → einen Sabotageakt verüben auf +acc;

(plan, meeting) → sabotieren

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sabotage [ˈsæbətɑːʒ] n → sabotaggio

vt → sabotare