haywire
🇺🇸
/ˈheɪwaɪər/
🇬🇧
/ˈheɪwaɪə(r)/
adjective
R
Not working right or behaving in a crazy, hard-to-predict way.
The computer went haywire and started making strange noises.
R
Completely messed up or in disarray.
The office was haywire after the surprise inspection.
verb
R
To make something stop working or get all mixed up.
The power outage haywired the computer system.
translation
Not working right or behaving in a crazy, hard-to-predict way.; Completely messed up or in disarray.
To make something stop working or get all mixed up.