haywire

Meaning of haywire

adjective
  1. erratic; out of control.
    her imagination had gone haywire

1920s (originally US): from hay1 + wire, from the use of hay-baling wire in makeshift repairs.

Information about haywire

  • It is an adjective.
  • The plural form of haywire is: haywires.
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Hyphenation of haywire

hay-wire

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • haywire is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

haywire synonyms

Meaning balmy:

balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, wacky, whacky

Meaning amiss:

amiss, awry, wrong

Meaning not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable:

erratic

Meaning not working or made correctly; having defects:

faulty

Meaning in a state of complete confusion and disorder:

chaotic

Meaning lacking clear distinction of elements; jumbled:

confused

Meaning mad, especially as manifested in wild or aggressive behaviour:

crazy

Meaning (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated:

wild

Meaning not properly planned and controlled:

disorganized

Meaning not neatly arranged; confused and untidy:

disordered

Meaning chaotic, disorganized, or mismanaged:

shambolic

Meaning not straight; crooked or askew:

wonky

Words that rhyme with haywire

wire, barbwire, GuardWire, hardwire, landwire, Firewire, Glidewire, cheesewire, firewire, guidewire, prewire, rewire, sagwire, archwire, unwire, FloWire, microwire, MAPWire, tripwire, FiberWire, FilterWire, underwire, miswire, newswire, swire, tightwire, flywire, guywire

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