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单词 monkeywrenching
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monkeywrenchingn.

Brit. /ˈmʌŋkɪrɛn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈməŋkiˌrɛn(t)ʃɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monkeywrench v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < monkeywrench v. (see note at that entry) + -ing suffix1.
Chiefly North American.
The sabotage of industrial sites, equipment, etc., as a form of environmentalist protest.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > action > secretly
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undermining1904
sabotage1910
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monkeywrenching1983
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [noun] > sabotage
Morganization1902
sabotage1910
sabotaging1923
monkeywrenching1983
society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > ecologically motivated
ecotage1971
eco-terrorism1980
monkeywrenching1983
eco-defence1985
eco-sabotage1985
1983 Los Angeles Times 20 May b11/1 Such acts are now called ‘eco-tage’ or ‘monkey-wrenching’. ‘We don't plan any monkey-wrenching here today,’ said David Foreman, one of the organizers of the demonstration.
1985 Chicago Tribune 20 Aug. i. 1/2 By night..they range about the countryside engaging in ‘monkey-wrenching’—sabotaging oil rigs, logging sites, road-building machinery, ranch fences and other efforts to develop natural resources in the West.
1992 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 15 Apr. 5/4 Millett was one of two of the five Earth First! defendants who received jail sentences for monkeywrenching.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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