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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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One sign buyers are desperate to get their hands on crude that can bypass Hormuz is the fact that prices on either side of the strait have gone haywire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

Both teams were more stable in the second half, with far fewer chances in comparison to the haywire first period.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 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

I try to follow his words, but my thoughts are going haywire.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.