Wortsalat

derNoun

word salad (confused language)

English translations

  1. 01

    word salad

Word details

German meaning
Eine verwirrende Mischung von Wörtern oder Ideen, die keinen klaren Sinn ergeben.
English meaning
Word salad
Synonym
Konfusion
German example
Seine Rede war ein reiner Wortsalat, ich habe nichts verstanden.
English example
His speech was a pure word salad, I didn't understand anything.
Type
Noun
Article
der
Singular Form
der Wortsalat
Plural Form
die Wortsalate

Example sentences with “Wortsalat”

  1. Das war ein richtiger Wortsalat. (That was a real word salad.)

Frequently asked questions

Is Wortsalat a medical term?

It is used in psychology to describe incoherent speech, but also informally for confusing sentences.