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- Dictionarygarbled/ˈɡɑːbld/
adjective
- 1. (of a message, sound, or transmission) confused and distorted; unclear: "I got a garbled set of directions"
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: made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up. a garbled message. garbled speech. … scientific cranks—those folks who concoct garbled and grandiose pseudo-scientific theories … Robert W. Wilson. A garbled group of syllables came over the speaker. Tom Clancy.
GARBLED definition: 1. If words or messages are garbled, they are not clear and are very difficult to understand, often…. Learn more.
Garbled definition: jumbled or unclear because of distortion or omissions. See examples of GARBLED used in a sentence.
GARBLE definition: 1. to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand: 2. to make words or messages…. Learn more.
A garbled message makes no sense. If you get a bad phone connection, your friend's message might sound garbled. Or, if you have rewritten the same sentence numerous times, its message might also be garbled.
Definition of garbled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A garbled message or report contains confused or wrong details, often because it is spoken by someone who is nervous or in a hurry.
Garble definition: to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble. See examples of GARBLE used in a sentence.
1. To mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible: The report garbled all the historical facts. 2. To scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission. 3. Archaic To sort out; cull. n. The act or an instance of garbling: a garble of nonsense syllables.
1. a. : to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning. garble a story. b. : to introduce textual error into (a message) by inaccurate encipherment, transmission, or decipherment. 2. : to sift impurities from. 3. archaic : cull sense 1. garbler. ˈgär-b (ə-)lər. noun. garble. 2 of 2. noun. 1.
