sabotage

[sab-uh-tahzh, sab-uh-tahzh] / ˈsæb əˌtɑʒ, ˌsæb əˈtɑʒ /

NOUN

damage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destruction disruption subversion treachery treason vandalism

STRONG

demolition impairment injury mischief overthrow subversiveness undermining wreckage wrecking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

devotion faithfulness fidelity loyalty

WEAK

aiding assistance fix help

VERB

incapacitate, damage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cripple destroy disrupt hamper hinder obstruct subvert torpedo undermine vandalize wreck

STRONG

attack block bollix disable do frustrate

WEAK

break up deep-six do in foul up louse up mess up put out of action put out of commission screw up take out throw a monkey wrench into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist build create encourage help permit promote repair strengthen support

WEAK

abet fix

Example Sentences

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Members operated as double agents to sabotage efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal

An Estonian court last week convicted a Russian agent of spying, and authorities say he was involved in acts of sabotage.

From The Wall Street Journal

The underwater cables that keep it connected to the internet are susceptible to sabotage.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to police, the suspect is believed to have sabotaged the payment system via a cyber attack, getting the system to authorise his transaction after entering only one cent as the charged amount.

From BBC

Grantham’s latest bearish case is that U.S. stocks could be sabotaged this year by an overheated IPO market.

From MarketWatch

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