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Sabotage meaning

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.

Synonyms of Sabotage

Using Sabotage

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: destruction, devastation, undermine, countermine.
  • In the example corpus, sabotage often appears in combinations such as: to sabotage, sabotage the, of sabotage.

Context around Sabotage

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Sabotage

  • In this selection, "sabotage" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, word, self, say, appears, orders and suggesting stand out and add context to how "sabotage" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include although sabotage studio is and approval of sabotage suggesting that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sabotage" sits close to words such as attire, bates and battleground, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sabotage

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Jason La Canfora’s 3-step plan to sabotage the BengalsDid we say sabotage? (14 words)

Alienating advertisers even further right now seems suicidal, an extraordinary act of self-sabotage. (14 words)

Etymology The word "sabotage" appears in the beginning of the 19th century from the French word "sabotage". (17 words)

A giant energy producer, Norway finds itself at the forefront of an energy crisis that reached dramatic new heights on Tuesday after the alleged sabotage of Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. (36 words)

A Russian duo renowned for playing practical jokes on famous figures has said it pranked Henry Kissinger into revealing his thoughts about last September's sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline between Russia and Europe. (35 words)

But the unspoken tensions that only simmered in the past boiled over into outright hostility and sabotage once Mississippi’s capital turned Black—first in its demographics, and then in its political leadership. (33 words)

Jason La Canfora’s 3-step plan to sabotage the BengalsDid we say sabotage? (14 words)

And if Harden chooses to play, can he be trusted not to sabotage the 76ers season with indifferent play? (19 words)

Are these personality quirks the essence of their brilliance or pathological eccentricities which sabotage greatness and should not be excused? (20 words)

Example sentences (20)

Jason La Canfora’s 3-step plan to sabotage the BengalsDid we say sabotage?

American Airlines Mechanic Arrested, Accused Of Attempted Sabotage A mechanic for American Airlines is facing serious charges after authorities say he attempted to sabotage a plane back in July.

Etymology The word "sabotage" appears in the beginning of the 19th century from the French word "sabotage".

Receiving their sabotage orders through messages over the BBC radio or by aircraft, the French used both passive and active forms of sabotage.

Sabotage is sometimes called tampering, meddling, tinkering, malicious pranks, malicious hacking, a practical joke or the like to avoid needing to invoke legal and organizational requirements for addressing sabotage.

Those statements were interpreted as approval of sabotage suggesting that Earth First! might still be involved in sabotage.

A giant energy producer, Norway finds itself at the forefront of an energy crisis that reached dramatic new heights on Tuesday after the alleged sabotage of Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

Alienating advertisers even further right now seems suicidal, an extraordinary act of self-sabotage.

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Although Sabotage Studio is based out of Quebec City, many of the core inspirations for come from Japan.

And if Harden chooses to play, can he be trusted not to sabotage the 76ers season with indifferent play?

And Seattle was one of the places that heard the loud sound of that sabotage scheme backfiring.

An investigation has begun into an alleged incident of sabotage onboard a next-generation warship at a Scottish shipyard.

A quick way to sabotage your training session is just to stuff your mouth with junk after a training session.

Are these personality quirks the essence of their brilliance or pathological eccentricities which sabotage greatness and should not be excused?

A Russian duo renowned for playing practical jokes on famous figures has said it pranked Henry Kissinger into revealing his thoughts about last September's sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline between Russia and Europe.

A Russian “spy” ship stopped at sites off the coast of as part of plans to sabotage key energy infrastructure, an investigation by European broadcasters claims.

A wharf was built and over four months in the summer of 1944 the men trained in small arms, demolition, sabotage, communications, and other guerilla tactics, said the museum on their website.

Ayodele said that some people are ready to sabotage the process in some parts of the country and the electoral body, therefore, must postpone the already scheduled poll.

Billy will reflect on his pattern of self-sabotage and may worry he’s not meant to have lasting love.

But the unspoken tensions that only simmered in the past boiled over into outright hostility and sabotage once Mississippi’s capital turned Black—first in its demographics, and then in its political leadership.

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Common combinations with sabotage

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sabotage" in a sentence?
An example: "Jason La Canfora’s 3-step plan to sabotage the BengalsDid we say sabotage?" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sabotage" from authentic English texts.
What does "sabotage" mean?
Sabotage means: 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.
What are synonyms of "sabotage"?
Common synonyms of "sabotage" include: destruction, devastation, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken, disobey.
How many example sentences with "sabotage" are there?
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