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[ ʌnˈskræmbəl ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

daily life

To make intelligible; to restore to order; to disentangle.

Synonyms

decipher, decode, untangle

Examples of usage

  • Can you unscramble these letters to form a word?
  • She tried to unscramble the messy jumble of wires.

Translations

Translations of the word "unscramble" in other languages:

🇵🇹 desembaralhar

🇮🇳 सही क्रम में लगाना

🇩🇪 entschlüsseln

🇮🇩 mengurai

🇺🇦 розшифрувати

🇵🇱 rozszyfrować

🇯🇵 解読する (かいどくする, kaidoku suru)

🇫🇷 décoder

🇪🇸 descifrar

🇹🇷 çözmek

🇰🇷 해독하다 (haedokhada)

🇸🇦 فك الشفرة

🇨🇿 rozluštit

🇸🇰 rozlúštiť

🇨🇳 解码 (jiěmǎ)

🇸🇮 razvozlati

🇮🇸 afkóða

🇰🇿 шешу

🇬🇪 გაშიფვრა

🇦🇿 şifrini açmaq

🇲🇽 descifrar

Etymology

The word 'unscramble' originates from the combination of 'un-' meaning 'reverse' or 'undo' and 'scramble' meaning 'mix up'. The term gained popularity in the context of solving puzzles or rearranging letters to form words.

See also: scramble, scrambled, scrambling, unscrambling.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #37,658, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.