Haywire Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈheɪˌwaɪɹ/

HAY-wy-er

UK

/hˈeɪwaɪə/

HAY-wy-uh

التعريف

If something goes haywire, it becomes out of control or starts working incorrectly. It is often used to describe machines, systems, or situations that suddenly stop functioning properly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Haywire" is informal and mostly used in spoken English. It often appears with "go" as in "go haywire." Used for things, not people. Common with electronics, plans, or situations. Avoid in very formal writing.

• Spanish: fuera de control - descontrolado
• Portuguese (BR): descontrolado - fora de controle
• Portuguese (PT): descontrolado - fora de controlo
• Chinese (Simplified): 失控 - 乱七八糟
• Chinese (Traditional): 失控 - 亂七八糟
• Hindi: बेकाबू - नियंत्रण से बाहर
• Arabic: خارج عن السيطرة - فوضوي
• Bengali: গড়বড় - অস্বাভাবিকভাবে কাজ করা
• Russian: сойти с ума (о технике) - выйти из строя
• Japanese: おかしくなる - 故障する
• Vietnamese: trục trặc - hỏng hóc
• Korean: 엉망이 되다 - 고장이 나다
• Turkish: çığırından çıkmak - kontrolden çıkmak
• Urdu: خراب ہو جانا - بے قابو ہو جانا
• Indonesian: berantakan - ngaco

جمل نموذجية

Everything went haywire after the power outage.

natural

The software update made my phone go haywire.

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Sorry I'm late; my alarm clock went haywire this morning.

natural

My computer went haywire and froze.

basic

The light started flickering and then went haywire.

basic

Our plans went haywire when it started to rain.

basic