For to Go Haywire?

The expression “to go haywire” has several meanings. “To go haywire” can mean to turn crazy, unreasonable or wild, as in this example: “If I don't take a break from work soon, I am going to go haywire!” Here, the expressions flip out or freak out have a similar meaning. These are all informal or for everyday use.

What does to go haywire means?

1 : being out of order or having gone wrong the radio went haywire. 2 : emotionally or mentally upset or out of control : crazy is going haywire with grief.

How do you use haywire in a sentence?

Haywire sentence example
  1. He catches shadows moving out of the corner of his eye and his electrical appliances keep going haywire . ...
  2. Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don't quite know how to put our love into words.
Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Researcher

Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.