Main Entry: ¹sab·o·tage

Pronunciation: \ˈsa-bə-ˌtäzh\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from saboter to clatter with sabots, botch, sabotage, from sabot

Date: 1910

1 : destruction of an employer's property (as tools or materials) or the hindering of manufacturing by discontented workers
2 : destructive or obstructive action carried on by a civilian or enemy agent to hinder a nation's war effort
3 a : an act or process tending to hamper or hurt b : deliberate subversion