sabotages in English

verb

1

deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

They were prepared to sabotage the Soviet war machine in the event of a Warsaw Pact-NATO conflict.

synonyms: vandalize, wreck, damage, destroy, cripple, impair, incapacitate, obstruct, disrupt, spoil, ruin, undermine, threaten, subvert

verb

• vandalize, wreck, damage, destroy, cripple, impair, incapacitate, obstruct, disrupt, spoil, ruin, undermine, threaten, subvert
• countermine, undermine, subvert, counteract, weaken

Use "sabotages" in a sentence

1. He is wounded, but sabotages all the guns by removing their Breechblocks, saving many American lives

2. Ambivalence is an uncomfortable state, as it puts your life on hold and sabotages your pursuit of happiness

3. Without beating around the bush, Bathos is a literary technique which self-sabotages its own attempts to use pathos, whether deliberately or by accident

4. Sean points out that Will is so adept at anticipating future failure in his interpersonal relationships that he deliberately sabotages them in order to avoid emotional pain.