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(heɪwaɪəʳ)

adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If something goes haywire, it goes out of control or starts doing the wrong thing.

[informal]

Many people think the legal system has gone haywire.

Synonyms: chaotic, confused, disordered, tangled More Synonyms of haywire

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haywire in British English

(ˈheɪˌwaɪə)

adjective (postpositive) informal

(of things) not functioning properly; disorganized (esp in the phrase go haywire)

(of people) erratic or crazy

Word origin

C20: alluding to the disorderly tangle of wire removed from bales of hay

haywire in American English

(ˈheɪˌwaɪr)

noun

wire for tying up bales of hay, straw, etc.

adjective Informal

out of order; disorganized; confused

crazy

Idioms:

go haywire

Word origin

prob. < haywire outfit, loggers' term for a camp with poor equipment that had to be held together with haywire

Examples of 'haywire' in a sentence
haywire

The chronology is gloriously haywire but it reads quite naturally.That seemed to send the computer haywire.One of our cameras and our backup phone went haywire.It was the equivalent of the air traffic control system going completely haywire.Being dropped like that sent my immune system haywire.

1 (adjective) in the sense of chaotic

Many Americans think their legal system is haywire.

Synonyms

chaotic

My house is always a chaotic mess.

confused

The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory.

Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor.

disordered

a disordered heap of mossy branches

tangled

His personal life has become more tangled than ever.

mixed up

shambolic (informal)

a shambolic public relations disaster

topsy-turvy

The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.

disorganized

I can't work in a disorganized office.

disarranged

2 (adjective) in the sense of out of order

The electrics in the house had gone haywire.

Synonyms

out of order

The espresso machine is out of order.

out of commission

on the blink (slang)

an old TV that's on the blink

on the fritz (slang)

3 (adjective) in the sense of crazy

I went haywire in our first few weeks on holiday.

Synonyms

crazy

wild

The children were wild with excitement.

mad

potty (British, informal)

a wild, potty scheme

berserk

When I saw him I went berserk.

bonkers (slang, mainly British)

loopy (informal)

mad as a hatter

berko (Australian, slang)

off the air (Australian, slang)

porangi (New Zealand)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of berserk

When I saw him I went berserk.

Synonyms

crazy,

wild,

mad (informal),

frantic,

ape (slang),

apeshit (slang),

violent,

raging,

frenzied,

manic,

enraged,

uncontrollable,

rabid,

amok,

maniacal,

barro (Australian, slang),

off the air (Australian, slang),

porangi (New Zealand)

in the sense of confused

Definition

disordered and difficult to understand or make sense of

The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory.Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor.

Synonyms

disorderly,

disordered,

chaotic,

mixed up,

jumbled,

untidy,

out of order,

in disarray,

topsy-turvy,

disorganized,

higgledy-piggledy (informal),

at sixes and sevens,

disarranged,

hugger-mugger (archaic),

disarrayed

in the sense of disordered

a disordered heap of mossy branches

Synonyms

untidy,

confused,

muddled,

all over the place,

displaced,

out of place,

jumbled,

misplaced,

dislocated,

deranged,

in a mess,

disorganized,

in confusion,

higgledy-piggledy (informal),

disarranged,

disarrayed,

out of kilter,

daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

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haywire

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haywire
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单词	haywire
释义	Trends of haywire View usage for: haywire (heɪwaɪəʳ) adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If something goes haywire, it goes out of control or starts doing the wrong thing. [informal] Many people think the legal system has gone haywire. Synonyms: chaotic, confused, disordered, tangled More Synonyms of haywire More Synonyms of haywire haywire in British English (ˈheɪˌwaɪə) adjective (postpositive) informal 1. (of things) not functioning properly; disorganized (esp in the phrase go haywire) 2. (of people) erratic or crazy Word origin C20: alluding to the disorderly tangle of wire removed from bales of hay haywire in American English (ˈheɪˌwaɪr) US noun 1. wire for tying up bales of hay, straw, etc. adjective Informal 2. out of order; disorganized; confused 3. crazy Idioms: go haywire Word origin prob. < haywire outfit, loggers' term for a camp with poor equipment that had to be held together with haywire Examples of 'haywire' in a sentence haywire The chronology is gloriously haywire but it reads quite naturally. Times, Sunday Times (2012) That seemed to send the computer haywire. Times, Sunday Times (2010) One of our cameras and our backup phone went haywire. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It was the equivalent of the air traffic control system going completely haywire. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Being dropped like that sent my immune system haywire. The Sun (2009) 1 (adjective) in the sense of chaotic Many Americans think their legal system is haywire. Synonyms chaotic My house is always a chaotic mess. confused The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory. Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor. disordered a disordered heap of mossy branches tangled His personal life has become more tangled than ever. mixed up shambolic (informal) a shambolic public relations disaster topsy-turvy The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime. disorganized I can't work in a disorganized office. disarranged 2 (adjective) in the sense of out of order The electrics in the house had gone haywire. Synonyms out of order The espresso machine is out of order. out of commission on the blink (slang) an old TV that's on the blink on the fritz (slang) 3 (adjective) in the sense of crazy I went haywire in our first few weeks on holiday. Synonyms crazy wild The children were wild with excitement. mad potty (British, informal) a wild, potty scheme berserk When I saw him I went berserk. bonkers (slang, mainly British) loopy (informal) mad as a hatter berko (Australian, slang) off the air (Australian, slang) porangi (New Zealand) Additional synonyms in the sense of berserk When I saw him I went berserk. Synonyms crazy, wild, mad (informal), frantic, ape (slang), apeshit (slang), violent, raging, frenzied, manic, enraged, uncontrollable, rabid, amok, maniacal, barro (Australian, slang), off the air (Australian, slang), porangi (New Zealand) in the sense of confused Definition disordered and difficult to understand or make sense of The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory.Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor. Synonyms disorderly, disordered, chaotic, mixed up, jumbled, untidy, out of order, in disarray, topsy-turvy, disorganized, higgledy-piggledy (informal), at sixes and sevens, disarranged, hugger-mugger (archaic), disarrayed in the sense of disordered a disordered heap of mossy branches Synonyms untidy, confused, muddled, all over the place, displaced, out of place, jumbled, misplaced, dislocated, deranged, in a mess, disorganized, in confusion, higgledy-piggledy (informal), disarranged, disarrayed, out of kilter, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Nearby words of haywire hawk-eyed hawker hay haywire hazard hazard a guess hazardous Synonyms of 'haywire' haywire Explore 'haywire' in the dictionary
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