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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.
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 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.
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 )
Synonyms for HAYWIRE: psychotic, mad, nuts, insane, lunatic, crazy, gaga, mental; Antonyms of HAYWIRE: sound, balanced, sane, reasonable, clear, rational, normal, wise.
/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.
/ˈheɪwaɪər/ Word Origin. Idioms. go haywire. (informal) to stop working correctly or become out of control. After that, things started to go haywire. The clock seems to have gone a bit haywire. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
