Meaning

2 senses
  1. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.

    schief, fehlerhaft, falsch

    кри́воkrívo, ко́соkóso, на́бокnábok

  2. Perversely, improperly.

    verquer

    непра́вильноneprávilʹno, неве́рноnevérno, превра́тноprevrátno

    хи́бноxýbno

More definitions
  • away from the correct or expected course
  • turned or twisted to one side

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Our plans went awry.

  2. Today, everything went awry from the start.

    ruСегодня всё с самого начала пошло наперекосяк. — marafon

    deHeute ging von Anfang an alles schief. — cost

  3. The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

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  4. Something in the president's psychological makeup went awry after the failed coup attempt.

  5. Their plans have gone awry.

    ruИх планы пошли наперекосяк. — odexed

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
perversely, improperly:
Русский
By meaning 2
obliquely, crookedly; askew:
perversely, improperly:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
obliquely, crookedly; askew:
perversely, improperly:

Origin

From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.

From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.

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Forms

more awry, most awry
Comparativemore awry Lesson
Superlativemost awry

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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