haywire meaning

UK US /ˈheɪwaɪr/ 2 syllables

haywire (adjective): informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.

haywire has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

haywire as an adjective

  1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
    • it used to drive my husband balmy

    Synonyms: 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, whacky

    Similar: insane

  2. not functioning properly
    • something is amiss
    • has gone completely haywire
    • something is wrong with the engine

    Synonyms: amiss, awry, wrong

    Similar: malfunctioning

haywire as a noun

  1. wire for tying up bales of hay

    Type of: wire

How to pronounce haywire

haywire is pronounced /ˈheɪwaɪr/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HA · words ending in RE · 7-letter words

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