Sabotage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

destroy property or hinder normal operations

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæbətˌɑːʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈabətˌɑːʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈabətˌɑːʒ/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈæbətˌɑːʒ/.

Examples

The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

counteract subvert countermine weaken undermine

Parts of Speech

noun	a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
verb	destroy property or hinder normal operations “The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”

Word Forms

sabotage	verb	destroy property or hinder normal operations
sabotage	noun	a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

sabotaje

un acto deliberado de destrucción o alteración en el que se daña el equipo

🇮🇹Italian

sabotaggio

un atto deliberato di distruzione o interruzione in cui l'apparecchiatura viene danneggiata

🇵🇹Portuguese

sabotar

um ato deliberado de destruição ou interrupção em que o equipamento é danificado

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तोड़-फोड़

विनाश या व्यवधान का एक जानबूझकर किया गया कार्य जिसमें उपकरण क्षतिग्रस्त हो जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নাশকতা

ধ্বংস বা বিঘ্নের একটি ইচ্ছাকৃত কাজ যাতে সরঞ্জাম ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நாசவேலை

வேண்டுமென்றே அழிவு அல்லது இடையூறு விளைவிக்கும் செயல், இதில் உபகரணங்கள் சேதமடைந்துள்ளன

🇮🇳Telugu

విధ్వంసం

విధ్వంసం లేదా అంతరాయం కలిగించే ఉద్దేశపూర్వక చర్య, దీనిలో పరికరాలు దెబ్బతిన్నాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

तोडफोड

नाश किंवा व्यत्ययाची जाणीवपूर्वक कृती ज्यामध्ये उपकरणांचे नुकसान झाले आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તોડફોડ

વિનાશ અથવા વિક્ષેપનું ઇરાદાપૂર્વકનું કાર્ય જેમાં સાધનોને નુકસાન થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಧ್ವಂಸಕ

ವಿನಾಶದ ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳು ಹಾನಿಗೊಳಗಾದ ಅಡ್ಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അട്ടിമറി

ഉപകരണങ്ങൾക്ക് കേടുപാടുകൾ സംഭവിക്കുന്ന ബോധപൂർവമായ നാശത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੰਨਤੋੜ

ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਘਨ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਕੰਮ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਪਕਰਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਪਹੁੰਚਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تخریب کاری

جان بوجھ کر تباہی یا رکاوٹ کا عمل جس میں سامان کو نقصان پہنچا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破坏

造成设备损坏的故意破坏或破坏行为

🇯🇵Japanese

妨害行為

機器が損傷する意図的な破壊または妨害行為

🇰🇷Korean

사보타주

장비를 손상시키는 고의적인 파괴 또는 방해 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phá hoại

một hành động cố ý phá hủy hoặc làm gián đoạn trong đó thiết bị bị hư hỏng

🇹🇭Thai

การก่อวินาศกรรม

การกระทำโดยเจตนาในการทำลายหรือการหยุดชะงักซึ่งอุปกรณ์ได้รับความเสียหาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

sabotase

tindakan penghancuran atau gangguan yang disengaja sehingga peralatan menjadi rusak

🇵🇭Filipino

sabotahe

isang sinadyang pagsira o pagkagambala kung saan nasira ang kagamitan

🇲🇾Malay

sabotaj

tindakan pemusnahan atau gangguan yang disengajakan di mana peralatan rosak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخريب

عمل متعمد من أعمال التدمير أو التعطيل الذي يؤدي إلى تلف المعدات

🇮🇷Persian

خرابکاری

یک اقدام عمدی تخریب یا اختلال که در آن تجهیزات آسیب دیده است

🇹🇷Turkish

sabotaj

ekipmanın hasar gördüğü kasıtlı bir imha veya bozulma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַבָּלָה

מעשה מכוון של הרס או שיבוש שבו ניזוק ציוד

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