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Meaning of word salad | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈwɜː(ɹ)d ˈsæləd/

Definitions

  1. A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia, Wernicke's aphasia, and some other mental disorders.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Meaningless text generated by a computer.
    uncountable, usually
  3. An intentionally nonsensical and voluminous statement.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“All of his other verbal offerings were continuous word-salad—a mixture of made-up sounds, syllables, words, and incomplete phrases.”
“Results will be shown for recognition, prediction, and separation of regular input from word salad (random sequences of words).”
“Chris Wallace asked @GovAbbott why he didn't complain about migrant abuse when Trump was President and he launched into word salad, with no real answer.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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