sabotages

Ruins from within

Sabotages is the verb form of sabotage—to deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct something.

The word often implies undermining from within: She sabotages every relationship she's in.

One can sabotage equipment, plans, negotiations, or even oneself.

Self-sabotage describes unconsciously undermining one's own efforts or success.

workplace

undermines

Weakens by stealth

derails · impedes · thwarts · cripples · hampers · stalls · delays · compromises · interferes · blocks

espionage

covert

Intentionally concealed

intelligence · mission · infiltration · resistance · underground · wartime · partisan · mole · sleeper cell · cipher

relationships

trust

Confidence in another

ruins · damages · poisons · erodes · fractures · breaks · jealousy · manipulation · deception · lies

industrial

machinery

Collective mechanical equipment

assembly line · tools · gears · wrenches · tampering · vandalism · disabling · breaking · jamming · cutting

self

self-defeating

Causing one's own failure

goals · success · potential · progress · dreams · ambitions · opportunities · health · career · habits

Opposites
constructive vs. destructive action

sabotagesbuilds

Creates by assembling parts

constructs · creates · repairs · fixes · strengthens

hindrance vs. assistance

sabotagessupports

Sustains or reinforces

aids · facilitates · enables · assists · helps

betrayal vs. loyalty

sabotagesprotects

Defends from threat

preserves · defends · safeguards · maintains · upholds

Phrases
Family

sabotage, sabotaged, sabotaging

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG