sabotage

sab-o-tage · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The deliberate destruction or obstruction of something, especially for military or political purposes.

  2. 2.

    Any action intended to hamper, undermine, or obstruct.

Forms

plural: sabotages

Related words

Antonyms: assistance, support
See also: saboteur, subversion, vandalism
Synonyms: subversion, undermining, vandalism

Etymology

From French sabotage, from saboter "to bungle, make noise with wooden shoes," from sabot "wooden shoe." The connection may stem from workers throwing wooden shoes into machinery or from the noise of discontented workers.