haywire

Noun
  1. Wire for tying up bales of hay (synset 103506212)
    is a type of: wire - ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
Adjective
  1. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular (synset 302082059)
    "it used to drive my husband balmy"
    similar to: insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
    same as: around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky
  2. Not functioning properly (synset 301096064)
    "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
    similar to: malfunctioning, nonfunctional - not performing or able to perform its regular function
    same as: amiss, awry, wrong

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