haywire

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The plunge in stocks — by about 30% in less than three weeks — sent their portfolio balances haywire.

From MarketWatch

For the slow-burning psychological thriller “The Unheard,” director Jeffrey A. Brown and screenwriters Michael and Shawn Rasmussen spend an unusual amount of time establishing the life of their protagonist before everything goes haywire.

From Los Angeles Times

Outside the stock market, government bond yields went haywire, oil prices slid and the dollar weakened, all showing that alarms about the economy were ringing on trading desks around the world.

From New York Times

“As long as someone’s behind the wheel in case they go haywire,” says David Shoucair, an architectural designer.

From Los Angeles Times

The weekend goes haywire when Miles’s plans for a murder mystery game drum up real hostility.

From New York Times