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haywire

[hey-wahyuhr] / ˈheɪˌwaɪər /
ADJECTIVE
broken; crazy
Synonyms
STRONG
berserk nuts psycho screwball
WEAK
amiss amok batty bonkers chaotic confused cracked crazed defective disordered disorganized erratic flipped in a mess in pieces insane mad messy orderless out of order out of whack out to lunch screwy touched unbalanced unglued unhinged wacky

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"The place where the chats went haywire was exactly when Gemini was upgraded to have persistent memory" and more sophisticated dialogues, Jay Edelson, the lead lawyer for the case, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

When an agency goes haywire, voters will at least know who to blame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The plunge in stocks — by about 30% in less than three weeks — sent their portfolio balances haywire.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

But first, they share their latest triumphs and fails, where a day off for Lucy’s daughter goes haywire, Zak enjoys a peaceful morning, and Elizabeth learns about Italy’s bus system the hard way.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

They seemed to be going haywire, colliding with one another like excited atoms.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs