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English 3 senses of the word haywire:
ADJECTIVEallhaywire, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whackyinformal or slang terms for mentally irregular
allhaywire, amiss, awry, wrongnot functioning properly
NOUNartifacthaywirewire for tying up bales of hay
haywire pronunciation
Soundshhey'way.r
Rhymesadmire ... wire: 34 rhymes with ayr...
Englishhaywire: 3 senses adjective 1
Meaninginformal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
Synonymsbalmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky
BroaderinsaneAfflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
Spanishchalado, chiflado, ido, loco, majara, majareta, sonado, tarado, tocado, zumbado
Catalanboig, estúpid, guillat, sonat, tanoca, tarat, tocat, ximple
Englishhaywire: 3 senses adjective 2
Meaningnot functioning properly.
Example "has gone completely haywire"
Synonymsamiss, awry, wrong
Broadermalfunctioning, nonfunctionalnot performing or able to perform its regular function
Spanishaveriado, estropeado, mal
Catalanavariat, espatllat
Englishhaywire: 3 senses noun 1, artifact
Meaningwire for tying up bales of hay.
Broaderwireligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

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