Word Finder - sabotage

definition

A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

definition

An act or acts with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of a country by willfully injuring or destroying, or attempting to injure or destroy, any national defense or war materiel, premises, or utilities, to include human and natural resources.

definition

To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.

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The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos.

Limit time with people who sabotage your efforts.

Even if you're generally quite responsible with your money, you may still be making a few financial blunders that sabotage your savings efforts.

Filling up on sugary snacks can sabotage healthy eating, but sensible snacks will prevent overeating at meals, stabilize blood sugar, and help children concentrate of schoolwork.

This Act was not amended until May 1918 by the Passport and Sabotage Acts and the so-called " Sedition Law."

In 2002 they defeated a US-backed coup and then an oil sabotage.

I ca n't help feeling that these people have been put in place in order to deliberately sabotage the country.

Eschewing real cars and racing simulations, Nintendo took a cartoon-style approach with fun characters and various items that could be used to sabotage the other drivers.

Generally such cases succeed only if the current domain owner is deliberately trying to sabotage or extort your business.

It may be tempting to cut your daily calories by skipping breakfast, but doing so will only sabotage your diet for the rest of the day.

His goal is to sabotage Christmas for everyone living in Whoville.

I can't help feeling that these people have been put in place in order to deliberately sabotage the country.

In all, 1,532 persons were arrested under the Espionage Act.; about 75 more for threats against the President or for sabotage.

Look. Howie isn't stupid and I know he'd never consciously sabotage what we have here.

We can and we will prevent espionage, sabotage, or other actions endangering our national security.

Bea organizes sabotage of all the machines in the laundry.

Without economic sabotage, you will not get them out into the streets... .

Klement did not agree with Vereeken's definition of revolutionary defeatism, because Vereeken thought that it was the same as military sabotage.

For this purpose former German Communist agents were employed to foment sedition and to arrange for acts of sabotage in Germany.

The country had heard much of the German espionage system, spies were suspected everywhere, and many acts of sabotage, arson, and violence in factories engaged in munition production were ascribed to them.

So they threw their sabots, a kind of clog shoe, into the machinery to break it—an act that gave us the word sabotage.

Their information raises fears of a wave of sabotage attacks in the event of a war in Iraq.

There are a lot of diet myths that can easily sabotage your best-laid diet plans.

And, since America no longer has global economic hegemony, who can afford to sabotage success?

His conditions for German participation effectively sabotage the US plan.

Hang around and the nasty Dr. X starts to sabotage the site really !

Is Nadia up to the business of international industrial sabotage?

The POI will not sabotage the war machine of ' French imperialism.

Without economic sabotage, you will not get them out into the streets....

Klement did not agree with Vereeken 's definition of revolutionary defeatism, because Vereeken thought that it was the same as military sabotage.

The sabotage mission on the Vemork plant was now to hinder Germany for the rest of the war.

Facing sabotage attempts from a local bus company, the villagers must find a way to keep their plans on track.

This was a new operations plan for sabotage operations against North Vietnam.

Also on board is an enemy agent whose mission is to sabotage the project, but he is ultimately attacked by white blood corpuscles.

Each planet you take control over you receive a planetary bonus to help your troops or sabotage your enemies in upcoming galactic battles.

If you are trying to lose weight, then an occasional glass of white wine will be unlikely to sabotage your efforts.

Don't withhold information about the children from your former partner or try to sabotage their relationship in any other way.

When she fell in love with Dr. Cliff Warner, Palmer did everything he could to sabotage the relationship.

These products often contain hidden sugars that sabotage weight-loss efforts and induce cravings for sweet foods.

However, as with any project, the "user" (in this case, the dieter) can always misinterpret and sabotage an otherwise smart plan.

These steps rule out any excuse you might have to sabotage your diet.

Once you're created a blindingly white smile through strips, bleaches, or creams, don't sabotage your own efforts.

This gives your dominant gland a chance to recover, and in the process, eliminate those food cravings that sabotage your best dieting plans.

It is also a good idea to take your time to pick out weights designed to meet your goals - picking out dumbbells that are either too heavy or too light will sabotage your efforts.

If you're not equipped to handle the increase in traffic, you can sabotage your own rating by not having food available on a consistent basis for a short period of time.

Not to be deterred, Greenlee worked actively to sabotage their relationship, eventually destroying the couple before growing bored with Scott and moving on to new conquests.