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sabotage

Verified Business & public life French in English
sabotage
sabotage

Definition

Deliberate damage or obstruction intended to disrupt an activity.

From French sabotage.

Merriam-Webster records 1906 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

Investigators suspected sabotage after the breakdown.

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sabotage

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