Definitions for sabotageˈsæb əˌtɑʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sab•o•tageˈsæb əˌtɑʒ(n.; v.)-taged, -tag•ing.
(n.)deliberate damage of equipment, materials, etc., or underhand interference with production or work, as by employees during a trade dispute.
destruction of property or obstruction of public services, as to undermine a government or military effort.
any undermining of a cause, plan, or effort.
(v.t.)to injure or attack by sabotage.
Origin of sabotage:
1865–70; < F, <sabot(er) to botch, orig., to strike, shake up, der. of sabotsabot
Princeton's WordNet
sabotage(verb)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
sabotage(verb)ˈsæb əˌtɑʒ
to damage sth to prevent an enemy's success
Someone sabotaged the engine during the night.
sabotageˈsæb əˌtɑʒ
to spoil sth on purpose to prevent sb else's success
claims that he wanted to sabotage any agreement; an act of sabotage
Wiktionary
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 resources.
sabotage(Verb)
to deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful
The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos
Origin: From sabotage (verb is from the noun)
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
sabotage
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 for sabotage
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
sabotage(noun)
the deliberate destruction in secret of machinery, bridges, equipment etc, by eg enemies in wartime, dissatisfied workers etc.
- sabotasieAfrikaans
- تَخْريب، عَمَل تَخْريبيArabic
- саботажBulgarian
- sabotagemPortuguese (BR)
- sabotážCzech
- die SabotageGerman
- sabotageDanish
- δολιοφθοράGreek
- sabotajeSpanish
- sabotaažEstonian
- خرابكاريFarsi
- sabotaasiFinnish
- sabotageFrench
- חַבָּלָהHebrew
- ध्वंसनHindi
- sabotaža, diverzijaCroatian
- szabotázsHungarian
- sabotaseIndonesian
- skemmdarverkIcelandic
- sabotaggioItalian
- 破壊行為Japanese
- 사보타주Korean
- sabotažasLithuanian
- sabotāžaLatvian
- sabotajMalay
- sabotageDutch
- sabotasjeNorwegian
- sabotażPolish
- خرابكاريPersian
- سبو تاژ، ورانكارى، تخريب، په لوى لاس ويجاړونهPashto
- sabotagemPortuguese
- sabotajRomanian
- вредительство, саботажRussian
- sabotážSlovak
- sabotažaSlovenian
- sabotažaSerbian
- sabotageSwedish
- การก่อวินาศกรรมThai
- sabotajTurkish
- 陰謀破壞Chinese (Trad.)
- саботаж; диверсіяUkrainian
- تخریب کاریUrdu
- sự phá hoạiVietnamese
- 阴谋破坏Chinese (Simp.)
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