sabotage
verb
[ ˈsabətɑːʒ ]
• deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.
• "power lines from South Africa were sabotaged by rebel forces"
Similar:
wreck,
deliberately damage,
vandalize,
destroy,
obstruct,
disrupt,
cripple,
impair,
incapacitate,
spoil,
ruin,
undermine,
filibuster,
damage,
threaten,
subvert,
muller,
sabotage
noun
• the action of sabotaging something.
• "a coordinated campaign of sabotage"
Similar:
wrecking,
deliberate damage,
vandalism,
destruction,
obstruction,
disruption,
crippling,
impairment,
incapacitation,
ecotage,
spoiling,
ruining,
undermining,
filibustering,
damage,
subversion,
a spanner in the works,
a monkey wrench in the works,
Origin:
early 20th century: from French, from saboter ‘kick with sabots, wilfully destroy’ (see sabot).
