HAYWIRE


Meaning of HAYWIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwī(-ə)r ]

adverb or adjective

Etymology: from the use of baling wire for makeshift repairs

Date: 1929

1. : being out of order or having gone wrong

the radio went haywire

2. : emotionally or mentally upset or out of control : crazy

is going haywire with grief

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.