awry

🇺🇸 /əˈraɪ/ 🇬🇧 /əˈraɪ/
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adverb
R

If something goes awry, it doesn't go as planned.

When the cake didn't rise, her baking plans went awry.

R

Not in the correct or intended position.

She tripped and fell, leaving her hair all awry.

translation

adv. If something goes awry, it doesn't go as planned.; Not in the correct or intended position.