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haywire

('h/eI/,w/aI//-/r )

noun (n)

wire for tying up bales of hay(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular(adj.all)

Synonym:
around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend

source: wordnet30
not functioning properly(adj.all)

Example:
Has gone completely haywire.

Synonym:
amiss, awry, wrong

source: wordnet30

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