Meaning & use
sabotage
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To deliberately damage, destroy, or obstruct something in order to prevent its success.
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Investigators suspected an employee had sabotaged the machinery.
Rumors spread that a rival had sabotaged the negotiations.
A note on using this word
Also used as a noun for the act itself, and can describe self-defeating behavior, as in "self-sabotage."
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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