Definition of sabotage Sabotage

/sæˈbʌtɑˌʒ/ - [sabutash] - sab•o•tage

We found 8 definitions of sabotage from 4 different sources.

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What does sabotage mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: sabotages

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

Verb

sabotages, sabotaging, sabotaged  

sabotage - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
  undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
  disobey refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
  derail run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • sabotage (Noun)
    A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.
  • sabotage (Noun)
    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 resourcesJP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms..
  • sabotage (Verb)
    To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sabotage
    A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.
  • sabotage
    To destroy property or hinder normal operations.

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  • sabotage, verb, present, 1st person singular of sabotage (infinitive).
  • sabotage, verb (infinitive).
  • sabotage, noun, singular of sabotages.

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