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  1. informal uk / ˈheɪ.waɪə r/ us / ˈheɪ.waɪr / go haywire. Add to word list. to stop working, often in a way that is very sudden and noticeable: The television's gone haywire. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Machines - not functioning. act up. balky. blooey. break down. brokenness. brownout. burn out. downtime. flat. malfunction. outage.

  2. to stop working, often in a way that is very sudden and noticeable: The television's gone haywire. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Machines - not functioning. act up. balky. blooey. break down. brokenness. brownout. burn out. downtime. flat. malfunction. outage. seize up. short circuit. shot. shudder. shut (something) down. shutdown.

  3. 3 days ago · 1. wire for tying up bales of hay, straw, etc. adjective Informal. 2. out of order; disorganized; confused. 3. crazy. Idioms: go haywire.

  4. noun. wire used to bind bales of hay. adjective. , Informal. in disorder: The town is haywire because of the bus strike. out of control; disordered; crazy: The car went haywire. He's been haywire since he got the bad news. haywire. / ˈheɪˌwaɪə / adjective. (of things) not functioning properly; disorganized (esp in the phrase go haywire )

  5. /ˌheɪˈwaɪər/ IPA guide. Other forms: haywires. When something goes haywire, it's out of control or completely chaotic. You'll sense that things have gone haywire at a birthday party if suddenly the young guests are having a crazed water gun fight indoors.

  6. Check pronunciation: haywire. Definition of haywire adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. Definition of haywire. as in psychotic. having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind she gradually went haywire after the tragic death of her husband. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. psychotic. mad. nuts. insane. lunatic. crazy. gaga. mental. paranoid. maniacal. disturbed. whacky. screwy. psycho. crazed. paranoidal. deranged. whacko

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