garbled

Meanings

• adjective

  The distortion or disruption of clear communication, often due to noise, interference, or errors in transmission.

  - "The radio signal was garbled due to heavy rain."
  - "The garbled instructions made it difficult to complete the task."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with garbled
mumbled , tumbled , stumbled , rumbled

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Variants

List of all variants of garbled that leads to same result
garbled , garble , garbler , garblers , garbles , garbling

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Forms

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garbles, garbling, garbledly

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Etymology

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From the Middle English word 'garbelen', meaning 'to confuse or muddle'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'garbled' was first used in the context of telegraphy in the late 1800s.

2. In computer programming, a 'garbage collector' is a program that automatically frees up memory that is no longer being used, preventing 'garbled' data from being generated.

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Related Concepts

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1. Noise: In communication systems, noise refers to any unwanted signal or interference that can distort or disrupt clear communication.

2. Error correction: Techniques used to detect and correct errors in data transmission, such as parity checks and error-correcting codes.

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Culture

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In literature and art, 'garbled' has been used to describe misunderstandings and miscommunications, often leading to comedic or tragic consequences.

How to Memorize "garbled"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a radio wave being distorted by interference, making it difficult to understand the message being transmitted.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'garbled' with misunderstandings, miscommunications, and distorted signals.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'garbled' as 'GARbled' - 'G' for 'Garble', 'A' for 'Awful', 'R' for 'Ruined', 'B' for 'Beyond recognition', 'L' for 'Lost in translation', and 'E' for 'Entangled'.

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