garblement

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noun

Garbling.

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Meanings

noungarblement (countable and uncountable, plural garblements)

plural garblements

  1. countableuncountableGarbling.

    But when the priest returns and launches into his next lecture, I think from his garblement that he understands no more than I

    2003, Sophy Burnham, The treasure of Montsʹegur, page 240

Origin

From garble + -ment.

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Cite this entry
APA

garblement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garblement

MLA

“garblement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garblement. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garblement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garblement.

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