garbledwriting

noun
UK /ˈɡɑː.bəld ˈraɪ.tɪŋ/
US /ˈɡɑːr.bəld ˈraɪ.tɪŋ/

Writing that is mixed up and hard to read.

The note was garbled writing that nobody could understand.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Text that got corrupted by a computer or machine.

The email arrived as garbled writing full of strange symbols.

3. Words that are mixed up so the meaning is lost.

His garbled writing made the instructions impossible to follow.

4. A secret or coded message that looks like nonsense.

The spy's garbled writing hid the real plan.