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    haywire
    /ˈheɪˌwʌɪə/

    adjective

    • 1. erratic; out of control: informal "her imagination had gone haywire"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAYWIRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to stop working, often in a way that is very sudden and noticeable: The television's gone haywire. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Machines - not functioning. act up. balky. blooey. break down. brokenness. brownout. downtime. fail. flat. malfunction. outage. power (something) down. seize up. short circuit. shot. shudder. shut. whack.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › haywireHaywire Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The noun haywire refers to a type of wire once used in baling hay and sometimes for makeshift repairs. This hurried and temporary use of haywire gave rise to the adjective (and sometimes adverb) haywire.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHAYWIRE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HAYWIRE meaning: 1. to stop working, often in a way that is very sudden and noticeable: 2. to stop working, often…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHAYWIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. wire for tying up bales of hay, straw, etc. adjective Informal. 2. out of order; disorganized; confused. 3. crazy. Idioms: go haywire.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › haywireHAYWIRE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    out of control; disordered; crazy: The car went haywire. He's been haywire since he got the bad news. haywire. / ˈheɪˌwaɪə / adjective. (of things) not functioning properly; disorganized (esp in the phrase go haywire ) (of people) erratic or crazy.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › haywireHaywire - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When something goes haywire, it's out of control or completely chaotic. You'll sense that things have gone haywire at a birthday party if suddenly the young guests are having a crazed water gun fight indoors.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › haywireHaywire - definition of haywire by The Free Dictionary

    adj. Informal. 1. Not functioning or happening in a proper or orderly fashion: machinery that went haywire; an experiment that went haywire. 2. Mentally confused or erratic; crazy: The traveler went haywire over the endless delays. [From the use of baling wire for makeshift repairs .]

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhaywire adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of haywire adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › haywirehaywire | meaning of haywire in Longman Dictionary of...

    Origin haywire (1900-2000) From the use of hay-tying wire for quick repairs. haywire meaning, definition, what is haywire: Definition ...: Learn more.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › haywire_nhaywire, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word haywire. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English.