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The act of sabotaging something

The act or an instance of attempting to weaken or overthrow a government or an institution

Willful damage or destruction, often of property

A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone

The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create public fear through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda

A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body

To destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage

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Noun

The act of sabotaging something

“The party believed that it may have been an act of sabotage from their political opponents.”

Noun

The act or an instance of attempting to weaken or overthrow a government or an institution

Noun

Willful damage or destruction, often of property

deleteriousness

razing to the ground

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Noun

A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

circumscription

negative aspect

precautionary measure

stone in one's path

preventive measure

millstone around your neck

protective measure

piece of bad luck

reversal of fortune

thorn in one's side

kick in the teeth

bone of contention

psychological baggage

millstone round someone's neck

albatross around one's neck

stumbling stone

small difficulty

defensive measures

mountain to climb

other side of the coin

retarding device

deterring factor

holding pattern

millstone round one's neck

thorn in the flesh

source of difficulty

source of trouble

difficult situation

anticipatory measure

joker in the pack

teething trouble

reverse of fortune

whole new ballgame

unfortunate development

stroke of bad luck

unwanted responsibility

line of demarcation

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Noun

The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create public fear through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda

Noun

A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body

Verb

To destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage

put the kibosh on

bring to naught

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

play havoc with

stand in the way of

cause detriment to

render ineffective

reduce to nothing

bring to an end

be detrimental to

put out of action

put out of commission

reduce to rubble

rain on someone's parade

drive a nail into the coffin of

make of no use or value

bring about the downfall of

be the ruination of

knock off balance

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

result in harm to

put the skids under

seal the doom of

be prejudicial to

be deleterious to

be disadvantageous to

strike at the foundations

throw a monkey wrench into

result in damage to

lead to the end of

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

put a damper on

set a bad example

play merry hell with

make ineffective

render powerless

render incapable

throw monkey wrench in

exert influence on

have an effect on

have an impact on

run onto the rocks

damage beyond repair

drag through the mud

clip one's wings

queer the pitch of

poke full of holes

cramp one's style

give a hard time

get in the way of

make a Horlicks of

raze to the ground

wipe off the map

do something badly

bring someone to their knees

wipe off the face of the earth

upset the applecart

reduce to ruins

wipe from the face of the earth

put the stopper on

make a nonsense of

put the mockers on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

take wind out of

get the better of

make a pig's ear of

knock to pieces

make unattractive

make a dog's dinner of

outmanoeuvre^UK

cook someone's goose

spike someone's guns

queer someone's pitch

give someone a drubbing

take to cleaners

make mincemeat of

give someone a hiding

pip at the post

run roughshod over

run rings round

turn inside out

run rings around

make a botch of

win a victory over

blow out of the water

wipe the floor with

take to the cleaners

be a blot on the landscape

wreak havoc with

bring to nought

commit genocide

cut a swath through

distort the shape of

play mischief with

put a spanner in the works

bend out of shape

reduce to beggary

take wind out of sails

cripple financially

give the run around

dash one's hope

cast gloom over

take someone's life

give the coup de grâce

administer the coup de grâce

drive to the wall

move in for the kill

cast a gloom upon

bring a note of sadness to

bring under the yoke

put the squeeze on

destroy by fire

reduce to ashes

throw into chaos

burn to the ground

turn topsy-turvy

throw into disorder

burn to a crisp

throw into confusion

have a negative effect on

have a negative impact on

be violent toward

knock the stuffing out of

take the wind out of your sails

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“My mother would deliberately sabotage my attempts to go on a diet by cooking incredibly delicious food.”

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