1. deliberately damaged, destroyed, or disrupted something to prevent it from working properly or succeeding
Usage: past tense and past participle of sabotage

Examples

• The factory equipment was sabotaged by disgruntled workers.
• Someone sabotaged the computer system before the important presentation.
• The rival team sabotaged our chances by spreading false rumors.
• She felt like her own fears had sabotaged her job interview.
• The peace talks were sabotaged by extremists on both sides.
• They discovered that the machinery had been deliberately sabotaged.
• His lack of preparation sabotaged his performance on the exam.