sabotaging

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of deliberately disrupting, damaging, or destroying something, especially a system or process.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sabotaging
sabotage , cabotage , crabrage , labyrinthage , sabot , taboot

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Variants

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sabotage , sabotaged , sabotages , sabotaging

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Forms

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sabotages, sabotaged, sabotaging

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Etymology

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From the French word 'saboter', meaning 'to shoe a horse', but was used figuratively to mean 'to make clumsy or ineffective' during the French Revolution when workers would throw sabots (wooden shoes) into machinery to cause it to malfunction.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'sabotage' was first used in English during the late 1800s.

2. The word 'sabotage' is derived from the French word 'saboter', which means 'to shoe a horse'.

3. During World War II, the Germans carried out a series of sabotage attacks against the Allies, known as Operation Pastorius.

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Related Concepts

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1. Terrorism: An act of violence or threat against civilians or non-combatant targets, designed to create fear and panic, and further a political or ideological agenda.

2. Political sabotage: The deliberate disruption or damage to an opponent's political campaign, often through means that are illegal or unethical.

3. Industrial espionage: The theft or unauthorized acquisition of trade secrets or other confidential business information, often for the benefit of a competitor.

4. Workplace sabotage: The deliberate disruption or damage to an organization's operations or processes, often carried out by disgruntled employees.

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Culture

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Sabotaging has been used extensively in literature and popular culture to describe various forms of subversive or destructive actions. It is often associated with acts of terrorism, political sabotage, industrial espionage, and workplace sabotage.

How to Memorize "sabotaging"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a worker throwing a wooden shoe (sabot) into a machine to cause it to malfunction.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sabotaging' with the idea of disrupting or damaging something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'SABOTAGE' to remember the meaning: 'S' Sabot, 'A' Act, 'B' Deliberately, 'O' Disrupt, 'T' Target, 'A' Something, 'G' Effectively.

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