word salad

noun

incoherent speech consisting of both real and imaginary words, lacking comprehensive meaning, and occurring in advanced schizophrenic states.

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Nearby words

word order, word painting, word picture, word processing, word processor, word salad, word square, word stress, word time, word to the wise, a, word wrap

Origin of word salad

First recorded in 1910–15

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Medicine definitions for word salad

word salad

n.

schizophasia

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