About The Word Haywire

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Haywire

Haywire Meaning & Definition
Haywire Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Haywire?

[n] wire for tying up bales of hay
[adj] not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "the telephone is out of order"; "what's the matter with your vacuum cleaner?"; "something is wrong with the engine"
[adj] informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Haywire: amiss(p) | around the bend | awry(p) | balmy | barmy | bats | batty | bonkers | buggy | cracked | crackers | daft | dotty | fruity | insane | kookie | kooky | loco | loony | loopy | malfunctioning | nonfunctional | nuts | nutty | out of order(p) | round the bend | the matter(p) | wacky | whacky | wrong(p)

Related Terms | Find terms related to Haywire: amiss | askew | awry | balmy | bananas | barmy | bats | batty | beany | bonkers | broken | buggy | bughouse | bugs | cockeyed | convulsed | crackers | cuckoo | daffy | deranged | dippy | disarranged | discomfited | discomposed | disconcerted | dislocated | disordered | disorderly | disorganized | disturbed | dotty | flaky | flipped | freaked-out | fruitcakey | fruity | gaga | goofy | in disorder | in disrepair | inoperative | just plain nuts | kooky | loony | loopy | misplaced | nuts | nutty | off the hinges | off the track | off the wall | on the blink | on the fritz | out of commission | out of condition | out of gear | out of joint | out of kelter | out of kilter | out of order | out of place | out of repair | out of tune | out of whack | perturbed | potty | roily | round the bend | screwball | screwballs | screwy | shuffled | slaphappy | turbid | turbulent | unsettled | upset | wacky

See Also | wire

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