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Haywire (Adjective)

Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy".

All adjective clusters.

The constant noise in the city was driving her haywire.
After a few too many drinks, he started acting haywire on the dance floor.
The lack of sleep was making him feel haywire, like he was losing his grip on reality.
Her boyfriend's crazy behavior was starting to drive her completely haywire.
The pressures of work had gotten to the point where she was haywire most of the time.

Not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine".

All adjective clusters.

The company's financial records have gone completely haywire since the new accountant took over.
The traffic lights at the intersection have been acting haywire all morning, causing huge delays.
After the software update, the entire system went haywire and we lost all our data.
The car's engine has been running haywire lately, making a strange knocking noise that's getting louder by the day.
The weather forecast has been haywire all week, predicting sunshine one minute and torrential rain the next.