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Meaning & Definition of Haywire in English

English

Haywire

/hewaɪr/

noun

1. Wire for tying up bales of hay

synonym:
  • haywire

adjective

1. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

  • "It used to drive my husband balmy"
synonym:
  • balmy,
  • barmy,
  • bats,
  • batty,
  • bonkers,
  • buggy,
  • cracked,
  • crackers,
  • daft,
  • dotty,
  • fruity,
  • haywire,
  • kooky,
  • kookie,
  • loco,
  • loony,
  • loopy,
  • nuts,
  • nutty,
  • round the bend,
  • around the bend,
  • wacky,
  • whacky

2. Not functioning properly

  • "Something is amiss"
  • "Has gone completely haywire"
  • "Something is wrong with the engine"
synonym:
  • amiss(p),
  • awry(p),
  • haywire,
  • wrong(p)