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 haywire haywire /ˈheɪˌwaɪr/

adjective

  1. Not functioning properly  ( awry , haywire , amiss , wrong )
    not functioning properly
     Something is amiss
    something is amiss
     Has gone completely haywire
    has gone completely haywire
     Something is wrong with the engine
    something is wrong with the engine
  2. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular  ( around the bend , balmy , barmy , bats , batty , bonkers , buggy , cracked , crackers , daft , dotty , fruity , haywire , kookie , kooky , loco , loony , loopy , nuts , nutty , round the bend , wacky , whacky )
    informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
     It used to drive my husband balmy
    it used to drive my husband balmy

noun

  1. Wire for tying up bales of hay  ( haywire )
    wire for tying up bales of hay