monkeywrenching
The commission of usually illegal but nonviolent acts of sabotage motivated by…The commission of usually illegal but nonviolent acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The commission of usually illegal but nonviolent acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.
Origin
From monkey wrench + -ing, popularized by environmental activist Edward Abbey in the novelFrom monkey wrench + -ing, popularized by environmental activist Edward Abbey in the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975).
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedmonkey-wrencher
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable