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adjective
- 1. erratic; out of control: informal "her imagination had gone haywire"
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HAYWIRE definition: 1. to stop working, often in a way that is very sudden and noticeable: 2. to stop working, often…. Learn more.
The meaning of HAYWIRE is being out of order or having gone wrong. How to use haywire in a sentence. Did you know?
noun. wire used to bind bales of hay. 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. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of haywire 1. First recorded in 1900–05; hay + wire. Discover More.
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.
HAYWIRE meaning: 1. to stop working, often in a way that is very sudden and noticeable: 2. to stop working, often…. Learn more.
noun. 1. wire for tying up bales of hay, straw, etc. adjective Informal. 2. out of order; disorganized; confused. 3. crazy. Idioms: go haywire.
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 .]
Jul 3, 2015 · Definition of haywire adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Behaving erratically or uncontrollably, especially of a machine or mechanical process; usually used with the verb "go". Wiktionary. Synonyms: wacky. around-the-bend. round-the-bend. nutty. nuts. loopy. crackers.
out of control; disordered; crazy: The car went haywire. He's been haywire since he got the bad news.
