[adjective] [after verb], [adverb] - not in the intended manner, or out of positionEverything that goes awry (= wrong) in the town is blamed on the nuclear power station. [after verb]The strike has sent the plans for investment seriously awry.We couldn't hear the cello very well because the balance with the piano was awry. [after verb]He was a scruffy man whose clothes were always hopelessly awry (= untidy). [after verb]
AWRY
Meaning of AWRY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012