SABOTAGE

sabotage

(noun) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken

(verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations; “The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

sabotage (usually uncountable, plural sabotages)

A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

(military) 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.

Verb

sabotage (third-person singular simple present sabotages, present participle sabotaging, simple past and past participle sabotaged)

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

Anagrams

• boatages

Source: Wiktionary

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Sa`bo`tage", n. [F.] (a) Scamped work. (b) Malicious waste or destruction of an employer's property or injury to his interests by workmen during labor troubles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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