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Haywire
/hˈeɪwˌaɪr/
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Haywire
adjective
1.
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
Synonyms:
around the bend
,
balmy
,
barmy
,
bats
,
batty
,
bonkers
,
buggy
,
cracked
,
crackers
,
daft
,
dotty
,
fruity
,
kookie
,
kooky
,
loco
,
loony
,
loopy
,
nuts
,
nutty
,
round the bend
,
wacky
,
whacky
.
2.
Not functioning properly.
Synonyms:
amiss
,
awry
,
wrong
.
"Has gone completely haywire" , "Something is wrong with the engine"
noun
1.
Wire for tying up bales of hay.
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"Haywire" Quotes from Famous Books
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succinctly. "Full of iron, or somethin'. A compass always goes
haywire
within a radius of ten
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— The Cavern of the Shining Ones • Hal K. Wells
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