It is essential to keep calm in a time of crisis and avoid going haywire.
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Haywire
/ˈheɪ.waɪɚ/
Synonyms for "haywire" (124 found)
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12 entriesbaling wiredata corruptiondisordered performanceerratic operationgalvanized haywirerandomized outputsporadic failuresystem failureunpredictable resultsunpredictable signalunpredictablywildly
Collocations
17 entriesbaling wirebinding wirecoil of haywirefarm hardwarefencing wiregalvanized wirego completely haywirego haywirehaywire behaviorhaywire circuithaywire circuitryhaywire electronicshaywire mechanismhaywire operationhaywire statehaywire system
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3 entriesDerivations
2 entrieshaywire statehaywired
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3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The drunkard had too much to drink; he has gone haywire.
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The robot's guidance system has gone haywire. It keeps bumping into walls.
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Tom went haywire.
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