haywire 1 of 2

as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind she gradually went haywire after the tragic death of her husband

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“Haywire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haywire. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.

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