word salad

• Mélange confus ou incohérent de mots et de phrases apparemment aléatoires, souvent utilisé pour décrire un discours ou une écriture désorganisée, notamment dans un contexte psychologique ou médical.

A confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases, often used to describe disorganized speech or writing, particularly in psychological or medical contexts.

1. Disorganized speechC1formal

   A confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases, often associated with certain mental health conditions.

   Salade de mots

   • The patient's speech was a word salad, making it impossible to follow.
   • In severe psychosis, a person may produce a word salad.
   • The doctor noted the word salad as a symptom of the disorder.

2. Confusing or nonsensical communicationB2informal

   Any communication that is jumbled, illogical, or lacks coherent meaning.

   salade de mots

   • His explanation was a complete word salad; I couldn't understand a thing.
   • The politician's speech was just a word salad of buzzwords.
   • Don't give me a word salad; just tell me the facts.