sabotage
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈsæbətɑːʒ/ usto intentionally damage or destroy something, for example equipment or a system, that belongs to someone else, so that it cannot be used:
He claims the animal rights group sabotaged their vehicles and trailers.
to intentionally do something that stops someone from achieving what they want or stops something from developing as it should:
At that time the western aid programs were believed to be attempts to sabotage the Russian economy.
sabotage
noun [ U ]
uk/ˈsæbətɑːʒ/ usdamage done intentionally to something, for example equipment or a system, that belongs to someone else, so that it cannot be used:
The oil giant said it averaged 221 oil spills in recent years, because of aging equipment and sabotage.
industrial/economic sabotage
the act of intentionally trying to stop someone from achieving something or to stop something from developing:
To prevent further sabotage of their fraud investigation, FBI agents moved quickly.