garbled

[[t]gɑ͟ː(r)b(ə)ld[/t]]

ADJ-GRADED

A garbled message or report contains confused or wrong details, often because it is spoken by someone who is nervous or in a hurry.

The Coastguard needs to decipher garbled messages in a few minutes.

...his own garbled version of the El Greco story.

Syn:

jumbled