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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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Examples

something is amiss Source: Internet

has gone completely haywire Source: Internet

something is wrong with the engine Source: Internet

it used to drive my husband balmy Source: Internet

And if they do go all haywire, well, it’s not like they weren’t going to die anyway. Source: Internet

But this time things have gone haywire, as fans of Thalapathy Vijay and Mahesh Babu got into an ugly fight on Twitter. Source: Internet

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