Haywire (adjective)

In a state of chaos or malfunction, particularly of machinery or electronics.

Origin:

Haywire refers to a state of chaos or malfunction, particularly of machinery or electronics, it originates from the phrase "to go haywire" where hay is used as a metaphor for something that is twisted or tangled.

Examples:

  1. The machine went haywire and stopped working.
  2. The robot's programming went haywire and it started attacking people.
  3. The computer system went haywire and caused a major outage.
  4. The whole system went haywire, and no one knew what to do.
  5. The software went haywire, and we had to start over.
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