Definitions of haywire [ˈheɪˌwaɪə r]
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1. (n.) haywire
wire used to bind bales of hay .
2. (adj.) haywire
in disorder .
3. haywire
out of control; disordered; crazy .
Etymology: (1900–05)
Definition of 'haywire'
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1. (adj) haywire
wire for tying up bales of hay
2. (adj) 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
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
"it used to drive my husband balmy"
3. (adj) amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)
not functioning properly
"something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
Sense: in a state of disorder; crazy
Our computer has gone haywire.
Afrikaans: deurmekaar, die kluts kwy
Arabic: سِلْك مَعْدَني
Bulgarian: лудница
Brazilian: louco
Czech: rozbitý; pomatený
German: in Unordnung
Danish: skudder-mudder
Greek: παλαβώνω
Spanish: en desorden, loco
Estonian: nässus
Farsi: مغشوش
Finnish: sekaisin
French: détraqué
Hebrew: מְשׁוּגָע
Hindi: खराब हो जाना
Croatian: poremecen, smušen; pokvar
Hungarian: zavaros
Indonesian: kacau
Icelandic: bilaður; klikkaður
Italian: guastato
Japanese: 狂った
Korean: 혼란된, 미친
Lithuanian: pametęs galvą, iškleręs
Latvian: sajucis; nojūdzies; saboj
Malay: kelam-kabut
Dutch: losgeslagen, gek geworden
Norwegian: spinnvill; sprø
Polish: zbzikowany, zwariowany
Persian: مغشوش
Pashto: ګډوډى بې نظمى، بې تر تيبى
Portuguese: louco
Romanian: (care a luat‑o) razna
Russian: не в себе;чокнутый
Slovak: nefungujúci; pomätený
Slovenian: ponorel
Serbian: sluđen
Swedish: trasig, knasig
Thai: ปั่นป่วน
Turkish: kontroldançıkmış, sapıtmı
Taiwanese: 亂七八糟的
Ukrainian: розладнаний
Urdu: نہایت بے ترتیب، الٹا پلٹا
Vietnamese: rối loạn
Chinese: 乱七八糟的
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