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garble

/ˈɡɑːbl/verb

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तोड़-मरोड़ देना, गड़बड़ करना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sth

    to give a confusing or inaccurate account of facts, a message, so that it is difficult to understand

    तोड़-मरोड़ देना, गड़बड़ करना

    • The message was garbled in transmission.
    • The poor phone line garbled his words so badly that I could not understand him.
    • The newspaper garbled the facts in its report.
    + 2 more examples
    • Nervous speakers often garble their words.
    • A poor translation can garble the meaning of a sentence.

    Synonyms distort jumble confuse muddle scramble

    Opposite clarify explain simplify

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garbled adj.
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gar·ble

?Which word?

Keep the confused words together: garbled, jumbled (mixed in an untidy way), muddled, incoherent (not clear or logical), distorted (changed so that it is not true).

उलझन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: garbled, jumbled (अव्यवस्थित मिला), muddled, incoherent (स्पष्ट या तार्किक नहीं), distorted (असत्य होने तक बदला)।

Keep apart garble (mix up) and gargle (wash your throat with liquid).

Garble (गड़बड़ करना) और gargle (गरारे करना) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective garbled means confused and difficult to understand ('a garbled message').

Adjective garbled का अर्थ उलझा और समझने में कठिन है ('a garbled message')।