"word salad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)d ˈsæləd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-word salad.wav [Southern-England] Forms: word salads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} word salad (usually uncountable, plural word salads)
  1. (psychiatry) A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia, Wernicke's aphasia, and some other mental disorders. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Psychiatry Synonyms: word-salad Related terms: word vomit Translations (a nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia): salade de mots [feminine] (French), слове́сная окро́шка (slovésnaja okróška) [feminine] (Russian), слове́сный сала́т (slovésnyj salát) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-word_salad-en-noun-rZv2~HKo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 21 20 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'a nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia': 81 6 13
  2. Meaningless text generated by a computer. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-word_salad-en-noun-L28-giYX
  3. An intentionally nonsensical and voluminous statement. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-word_salad-en-noun-KaR5tFPf

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