haywire
Speech parts
1. haywire - Noun
2. haywire - Adjective
3. haywire - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
not functioning properly
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
wire for tying up bales of hay
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Phrases with the word
Examples
something is amiss
has gone completely haywire
something is wrong with the engine
it used to drive my husband balmy
And if they do go all haywire, well, it’s not like they weren’t going to die anyway.
But this time things have gone haywire, as fans of Thalapathy Vijay and Mahesh Babu got into an ugly fight on Twitter.