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sabotage

/sæbəˈtɑːʒ/ noun, verb · British & US
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What does sabotage mean?

noun, verb

The act of deliberately damaging or destroying something, especially a machine or a system, in order to prevent it from working or to cause trouble. To intentionally cause something to fail or malfunction.

Example

"The company was accused of sabotage after the factory's equipment was mysteriously damaged."

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