wire used to bind bales of hay.

in disorder

The town is haywire because of the bus strike.

out of control; disordered; crazy

The car went haywire. He's been haywire since he got the bad news.

adjective

amiss , amok , batty , berserk , bonkers * , chaotic , confused , cracked , crazed , defective , disordered , disorganized , erratic , flipped , in a mess , in pieces , insane , mad , messy , nuts , orderless , out of order , out of whack , out to lunch , psycho , schizo , screwball * , screwy * , touched * , unbalanced , unglued , unhinged , wacky