word salad
The term "word salad" is used to describe disorganized speech often seen in certain mental health conditions, as well as meaningless text generated by computers.
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Definition
C1Psychiatry
(technical, medical)A confused mixture of words that lack logical structure, often associated with mental disorders like schizophrenia or aphasia.
Example
- During the evaluation, the patient exhibited word salad, making it difficult to understand their thoughts.
B2Computing
(technical)Text generated by a computer that appears random and lacks coherent meaning.
Example
- The chatbot malfunctioned and produced a word salad instead of a coherent response.
B2General
(informal)A statement that is intentionally nonsensical and verbose.
Example
- His explanation was a word salad that left everyone confused.
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