sabotaged
Intentionally caused failure
Sabotaged is the past tense of sabotage—to deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct something.
The target is usually equipment, a project, or a plan: Someone sabotaged the factory machinery.
The word extends to undermining efforts or relationships: He sabotaged his own chances by showing up late.
Self-sabotage describes unconsciously undermining one's own goals.
Undermined or destabilized
- thwartedPrevented from succeeding
- jeopardizedExposed to possible harm
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- weakenedMade less capable
destabilized · hindered · hampered · impeded · foiled · obstructed · discredited · demoralized
Utterly destroyed
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- damagedMade worse by injury
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
smashed · defaced · vandalized · tampered · booby-trapped · rigged · explosives · detonated
Failure to operate properly
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- derailmentLeaving the intended track
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
jamming · chaos · impairment · dysfunction · glitch · outage · crash · halt
Breaking of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- treasonBetraying one's nation
conspiracy · espionage · subterfuge · collusion · sedition · intrigue · deceit · deception
subverted
Undermined or destabilized
- thwartedPrevented from succeeding
- jeopardizedExposed to possible harm
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
weakened · destabilized · hindered · hampered · impeded · foiled · obstructed · discredited · demoralized · eroded
wrecked
Utterly destroyed
demolished · smashed · defaced · vandalized · tampered · booby-trapped · rigged · explosives · detonated · dismantled
malfunction
Failure to operate properly
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- derailmentLeaving the intended track
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
obstruction · jamming · chaos · impairment · dysfunction · glitch · outage · crash · halt · stalling
betrayal
Breaking of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
treason · conspiracy · espionage · subterfuge · collusion · sedition · intrigue · deceit · deception · infiltration
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- botchedbotched, bungled, messed up, screwed up, fouled up
- killedkilled, murdered, slain, assassinated, executed
sabotagedsupported
Gave aid or backing
aided · helped · assisted · bolstered · championed
- self sabotageHarming your own success
- industrial sabotageDeliberate damage to production
- cyber sabotageDeliberate digital system damage