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sabotage

sa·bo·tage

UK/ˈsæ.bəˌtɑːʒ/ US/ˈsæ.bɒˌtɑːʒ/ fairly common

noun

verb

1.

destroy property or hinder normal operations

  • “The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French sabotage.

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