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go haywire

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

act in an atypical way, especially in terms of anger and/or aggression

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

not working properly

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

pasttense
goed haywirewent haywire
presentparticiple
going haywire
thirdpersonsingular
goes haywiregos haywire
pastparticiple
goed haywiregone haywire