Haywire has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
wire for tying up bales of hay
2
Wire used to bind bales of hay.
Adjective
1
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
"it used to drive my husband balmy"
2
not functioning properly
"something is amiss"
"has gone completely haywire"
"something is wrong with the engine"
3
Roughly-made, unsophisticated, decrepit (from the use of haywire for temporary repairs).
Example Sentences
"it used to drive my husband balmy"
adjective
"something is amiss"
adjective
"has gone completely haywire"
adjective
"something is wrong with the engine"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)