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Meanings of
awry
in английском
Turned or twisted toward one side.
lopsided
askew
wonky
cockeyed
skew-whiff
Related terms
crooked
Not functioning properly.
wrong
amiss
haywire
Related terms
malfunctioning
nonfunctional
Синонимы
Examples for "
wrong
"
wrong
amiss
haywire
Examples for "
wrong
"
1
Europe is, quite simply, in the
wrong
place at the
wrong
time.
2
But, as the new year violence illustrates, something has gone badly
wrong
.
3
Sponsors are, however, protected from market risk if a deal goes
wrong
.
4
Eight reports concerned the
wrong
patient,
wrong
procedure or
wrong
treatment site.
5
A euro zone budget would set exactly the
wrong
incentives, Lambsdorff said.
1
He said, 'An issue of rum would not come
amiss
,
Mr Stirling.'
2
His valet saw him frown and asked, 'Is something
amiss
,
Sir Paul?'
3
Something
amiss
there, I thought, but of course I didn't know what!
4
No, nothing seemed
amiss
;
no glass even was broken in the casement.
5
It seemed that as far as she was concerned nothing was
amiss
.
1
I try to follow his words, but my thoughts are going
haywire
.
2
In a fire test prior to opening, the safety mechanisms went
haywire
.
3
I'd probably go
haywire
if I had to talk about it tonight.
4
At most companies when something goes
haywire
,
they call their IT department.
5
It appeared that the Law of Diminishing Returns was going
haywire
too.
In an oblique manner.
obliquely
Usage of
awry
in английском
1
In Federer's case, the second set is where things started going
awry
.
2
Eight months before this crisis, a routine day had gone terribly
awry
.
3
The lieutenant managed to fight his way through, his hat knocked
awry
.
4
He sees in time little else; his very sincereness twists him
awry
.
5
Something about the best-laid plans of mice and men often going
awry
?
6
At the last moment their plans went
awry
;
they send deep regrets.
7
It was when Paulsson arrived that things really started to go
awry
.
8
It signals indisputably that something physiological is
awry
that requires immediate attention.
9
Lots of programs make sense in theory but go
awry
in practice.
10
If this binding had been a trial, it had gone horribly
awry
.
11
But when you come to make a purchase, things go slightly
awry
.
12
What if something really went
awry
,
and you were to become quadriplegic.
13
I have personal experience of what can go
awry
with predicted grades.
14
So that it is
awry
to all the ends of reasonable civilisation.
15
The more lavish your plans, the more likely they will go
awry
.
16
The face of my grandmother pulled
awry
with grief and flowing tears.
Other examples for "awry"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
awry
Adjective
Adverb
Frequent collocations
go awry
all awry
horribly awry
slightly awry
seriously awry
More collocations
Awry
through the time
Awry
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common