HAYWIRE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • wire for tying up bales of hay
   Hypernyms(s) haywire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wire (what does wire mean?)

HAYWIRE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not functioning properly
   Synonym(s)
   • amiss(p) (what does amiss(p) mean?)
   • awry(p) (what does awry(p) mean?)
   • wrong(p) (what does wrong(p) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • something is amiss
   • has gone completely haywire
   • something is wrong with the engine
   Similar To
   • malfunctioning (what does malfunctioning mean?)
   • nonfunctional (what does nonfunctional mean?)
2. Meaning
   • informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
   Synonym(s)
   • around the bend (what does around the bend mean?)
   • balmy (what does balmy mean?)
   • barmy (what does barmy mean?)
   • bats (what does bats mean?)
   • batty (what does batty mean?)
   • bonkers (what does bonkers mean?)
   • buggy (what does buggy mean?)
   • cracked (what does cracked mean?)
   • crackers (what does crackers mean?)
   • daft (what does daft mean?)
   • dotty (what does dotty mean?)
   • fruity (what does fruity mean?)
   • kookie (what does kookie mean?)
   • kooky (what does kooky mean?)
   • loco (what does loco mean?)
   • loony (what does loony mean?)
   • loopy (what does loopy mean?)
   • nuts (what does nuts mean?)
   • nutty (what does nutty mean?)
   • round the bend (what does round the bend mean?)
   • wacky (what does wacky mean?)
   • whacky (what does whacky mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it used to drive my husband balmy
   Similar To
   • insane (what does insane mean?)