1. A confused, incoherent, or distorted version of events or information; an account that is unclear or jumbled due to poor communication, misunderstanding, or intentional misrepresentation
The witness provided a garbled account of what happened at the crime scene.
A testemunha forneceu um relato confuso do que aconteceu na cena do crime.
2. Information that has been scrambled or rendered unintelligible through corruption, interference, or unclear transmission
Due to the poor connection, we received only a garbled account of the meeting.
Devido à má conexão, recebemos apenas uma narrativa distorcida da reunião.