garbledcopy
nounUK /ˈɡɑː.bəld ˈkɒp.i/
US /ˈɡɑːr.bəld ˈkɑː.pi/
A copy of words or pictures that came out mixed up and hard to read.
The printer made a garbled copy, so the letters looked jumbled and strange.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer file that got damaged and shows weird symbols.
The email arrived as a garbled copy full of strange marks.
3. A recording or message that is unclear and hard to understand.
The phone call was a garbled copy of what she really said.
4. A translation that came out confusing and wrong.
The sign was a garbled copy of the original English words.