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haywire

British pronunciation/hˈe‍ɪwa‍ɪ‍ə/
American pronunciation/ˈheɪˌwaɪɹ/
Haywire
[NOUN]
1

wire for tying up bales of hay

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1

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

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2

not functioning properly

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Examples
1The party went haywire after the music got too loud.
2The project went haywire when the team leader quit unexpectedly.
3The toddler went haywire when she saw the ice cream truck.
4The stock market went haywire after the company's CEO resigned.
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