unintelligible

• Bezeichnet Sprache, Schrift oder Geräusche, die nicht oder nur sehr schwer zu verstehen sind.

Describes speech, writing, or sounds that are impossible or very difficult to understand.

1. Impossible to hear or understandB2formal

   Spoken or articulated so poorly, or obscured by surrounding noise, that the words cannot be made out.

   Nicht zu verstehen

   • His voice was so muffled that his words were completely unintelligible.
   • The recording was unintelligible due to the loud background noise.
   • She spoke too quickly, making her speech unintelligible to the audience.

   Synonymegarbledinarticulateincoherentincomprehensibleindistinctmuffledunclear

   Antonymeaudibleclearcomprehensibledistinctintelligibleunderstandable

2. Not clearly expressed or understoodB2formal

   Lacking clarity in expression or meaning, making it difficult to comprehend.

   Unverständlich

   • The instructions were so poorly written that they were unintelligible.
   • His explanation was unintelligible to anyone without a technical background.
   • The message was garbled and unintelligible after the transmission error.

   Synonymeambiguousconfusinggarbledinarticulateincoherentincomprehensibleindecipherablemuddledobscureunclear

   Antonymeclearcomprehensibleintelligiblelucidunderstandable