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/ˈsæ.bəˌtɑːʒ/
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/sæ.bɒˈtɑːʒ/
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A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos. Our plans were sabotaged.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: destruction, devastation
Narrower terms: bombing
destroy property or hinder normal operations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disobey
Narrower terms: derail
Unadapted borrowing from French sabotage.
Across languages
Translations 155 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
sabotim
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Arabic :
أَعْمَال تَخْرِيبِيَّة
(ʔaʕmāl taḵrībiyya)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Arabic :
تَخْرِيب
(taḵrīb)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Arabic :
تَخْريب
(taḵrīb)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Armenian :
սաբոտաժ
(sabotaž)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Armenian :
դիվերսիա
(diversia)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Armenian :
նենգադուլ
(nengadul)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Armenian :
խափանարարություն
(xapʻanararutʻyun)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Asturian :
sabotaxe
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Azerbaijani :
təxribat
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Azerbaijani :
sabotaj
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Azerbaijani :
diversiya
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Belarusian :
сабата́ж
(sabatáž)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Belarusian :
шко́дніцтва
(škódnictva)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Belarusian :
дыве́рсія
(dyvjérsija)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Belarusian :
дывэ́рсія
(dyvérsija)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Bulgarian :
сабота́ж
(sabotáž)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Bulgarian :
диве́рсия
(divérsija)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Catalan :
sabotatge
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Chinese Mandarin :
蓄意破壞 /蓄意破坏
(xùyì pòhuài)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Chinese Mandarin :
破壞 /破坏
(pòhuài)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Czech :
sabotáž
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Danish :
sabotage
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Dutch :
sabotage
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Esperanto :
sabotado
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Estonian :
sabotaaž
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Finnish :
sabotaasi
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
French :
sabotage
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
West-Frisian :
sabotaazje
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Friulian :
sabotaç
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Galician :
sabotaxe
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Georgian :
საბოტაჟი
(saboṭaži)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Georgian :
დივერსია
(diversia)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
German :
Sabotage
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Greek :
δολιοφθορά
(doliofthorá)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Hebrew :
חַבָּלָה
(khabalá)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Hindi :
तोड़-फोड़
(toṛ-phoṛ)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Hindi :
अंतर्ध्वंस
(antardhvans)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Hungarian :
szabotázs
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Icelandic :
skemmdarverk
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Indonesian :
sabotase
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Irish :
sabaitéireacht
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Italian :
sabotaggio
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Japanese :
破壊活動
(hakai katsudō)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Japanese :
サボタージュ
(sabotāju)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Japanese :
サボタージ
(sabotāji)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Kazakh :
саботаж
(sabotaj)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Kazakh :
бүлдірушілік
(büldıruşılık)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Kazakh :
зияндық
(ziändyq)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Kazakh :
зиянкестік
(ziänkestık)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Kazakh :
қаскүнемдік
(qaskünemdık)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Kazakh :
диверсия
(diversiä)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Khmer :
វិច្ឆេទកម្ម
(vɨcceetĕəʼkam)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Khmer :
អនត្ថការ
(ʼaʼnatthaʼkaa)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Korean :
사보타주
(sabotaju)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Korean :
방해공작
(banghaegongjak)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Northern Kurdish :
sabotaj
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Kyrgyz :
саботаж
(sabotaj)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Kyrgyz :
зыянкечтик
(zıyankectik)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Kyrgyz :
кыянатчылык
(kıyanatcılık)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Kyrgyz :
диверсия
(diversiya)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Lao :
ວິນາດສະກໍາ
(wi nāt sa kam)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Latvian :
sabotāža
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Lithuanian :
sabotažas
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Macedonian :
сабота́жа
(sabotáža)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Malay :
sabotaj
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Norwegian Bokmål :
sabotasje
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Pashto :
سبوتاژ
(sbotãž)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Pashto :
خرابکاري
(xarābkārí)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Pashto :
ورانکاري
(wrānkārí)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Iranian Persian :
سابوتاژ
(sâbotâž)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Iranian Persian :
خَرابْکاری
(xarâbkâri)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Iranian Persian :
تَخْریب
(taxrib)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Iranian Persian :
اِخْلال
(exlâl)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Piedmontese :
sabotagi
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Polish :
sabotaż
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Polish :
szkodzenie
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Polish :
dywersja
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Portuguese :
sabotagem
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Romanian :
sabotaj
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Romanian :
sabotare
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Romanian :
subminare
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Russian :
сабота́ж
(sabotáž)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Russian :
вреди́тельство
(vredítelʹstvo)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Russian :
диве́рсия
(divérsija)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Serbo-Croatian :
сабота́жа
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Serbo-Croatian :
sabotáža
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Slovak :
sabotáž
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Slovene :
sabotáža
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Spanish :
sabotaje
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Swahili :
hujuma
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Swedish :
sabotage
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Tagalog :
sabotahe
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Tajik :
коршиканӣ
(koršikani)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Tajik :
тахрибкорӣ
(taxribkori)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Tajik :
диверсия
(diversiya)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Tajik :
вайронкорӣ
(vayronkori)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Tajik :
харобкорӣ
(xarobkori)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Thai :
วินาศกรรม
(wí-nâat-sà-gam)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Turkish :
sabotaj
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Turkish :
tahribat
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Turkish :
baltalama
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Turkmen :
sabotaž
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Turkmen :
diwersiýa
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Ukrainian :
сабота́ж
(sabotáž)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Ukrainian :
шкідни́цтво
(škidnýctvo)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Ukrainian :
диве́рсія
(dyvérsija)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Urdu :
تَخْرِیب کاری
(taxrīb kārī)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Urdu :
سَبُو تاژ
(sabū tāź)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Urdu :
سَبوتاژ
(sabotāź)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Uyghur :
بۇزغۇنچىلىق
(buzghunchiliq)
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Uzbek :
sabotaj
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Uzbek :
zararkunandalik
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Uzbek :
diversiya
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Uzbek :
qoʻporuvchilik
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Vietnamese :
sự phá hoại
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Welsh :
difrod
— deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction
Belarusian :
сабатава́ць
(sabatavácʹ)
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Bulgarian :
саботирам
(sabotiram)
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Bulgarian :
възпрепятствам
(vǎzprepjatstvam)
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Catalan :
sabotejar
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Chinese Cantonese :
破壞 /破坏
(po3 waai6)
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Chinese Mandarin :
破壞 /破坏
(pòhuài)
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Czech :
sabotovat
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Dutch :
saboteren
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Esperanto :
saboti
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Finnish :
sabotoida
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
French :
saboter
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
West-Frisian :
sabotearje
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Galician :
sabotar
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
German :
sabotieren
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Interlingua :
sabotar
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Italian :
sabotare
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Khmer :
រារាំង
(rie reaŋ)
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Khmer :
ធ្វើអនត្ថការ
(tvəə a’nattha’kaa)
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Latin :
surruō
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Māori :
kōpeka
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Polish :
sabotować
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Portuguese :
sabotar
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Romanian :
sabota
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Russian :
саботировать
(sabotirovatʹ)
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Serbo-Croatian :
саботи́рати
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Serbo-Croatian :
sabotírati
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Spanish :
sabotear
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Swedish :
sabotera
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Tagalog :
manabotahe
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Turkish :
sabote etmek
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Turkish :
baltalamak
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Ottoman Turkish :
بالطهلامق
(baltalamak)
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Ukrainian :
саботува́ти
(sabotuváty)
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Vietnamese :
phá hoại
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Vietnamese :
phá hại
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Vietnamese :
lãn công
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Welsh :
difrodi
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
Welsh :
tanseilio
— deliberately destruct to prevent success
