Sabotage - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsæbətɑːʒ|  American pronunciation of the word sabotage
Brit.  |ˈsæbətɑːʒ|  British pronunciation of the word sabotage

noun

- a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

verb

- destroy property or hinder normal operations (syn: counteract, countermine, subvert, undermine, weaken)
The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war

Extra examples

Angry workers were responsible for the sabotage of the machines.

Officials have not yet ruled out sabotage as a possible cause of the crash.

Every single plane had been sabotaged.

Demonstrators have sabotaged the conference.

The terrorists were planning acts of sabotage to destabilize the country.

The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war

The lawyer is trying to sabotage the case by creating confusion.

What the workers think is a practical joke, management might regard as sabotage.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sabotage
he/she/it: sabotages
present participle: sabotaging
past tense: sabotaged
past participle: sabotaged
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