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