haywire
[ hey-wahyuhr ]
/ ˈheɪˌwaɪər /
noun
adjective Informal.
in disorder: The town is haywire because of the bus strike.
out of control; disordered; crazy: The car went haywire. He's been haywire since he got the bad news.
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British Dictionary definitions for haywire
haywire
/ (ˈheɪˌwaɪə) /
adjective (postpositive) informal
(of things) not functioning properly; disorganized (esp in the phrase go haywire)
(of people) erratic or crazy
Word Origin for haywire
C20: alluding to the disorderly tangle of wire removed from bales of hay
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Idioms and Phrases with haywire
haywire
see go haywire.
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