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awry

  (ə-rī') pronunciation
adv.
  1. In a position that is turned or twisted toward one side; askew.
  2. Away from the correct course; amiss. See synonyms at amiss.
awry a·wry' adj.
 
 
Thesaurus: awry

adverb

    Not in the right way or on the proper course: afield, amiss, astray, wrong. See thrive/fail/exist.

adjective

    Not in accordance with what is usual or expected: amiss, astray, sour, wrong. See surprise/expect, thrive/fail/exist.

 
Antonyms: awry

adj

Definition: off course; amiss
Antonyms: ok, on course


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Askew, twisted to one side.

pronunciation Rena's skirt was awry and looked silly with her silk blouse.

 
Translations: Translations for: Awry

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - skævt, forkert, galt
adj. - skæv, forkvaklet, syg

idioms:

  • go awry    gå skævt

Nederlands (Dutch)
schuin, scheef, verkeerd

Français (French)
adv. - de travers, de guingois
adj. - de travers, de guingois

idioms:

  • go awry    s'en aller à vau-l'eau, mal tourner

Deutsch (German)
adv. - schief, (übertr.) verkehrt, (übertr.) unwahr
adj. - schief

idioms:

  • go awry    schiefgehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στραβά, στρεβλά, λοξά, λανθασμένα, άστοχα

idioms:

  • go awry    στραβώνω, πηγαίνω ανάποδα

Italiano (Italian)
perverso

idioms:

  • go awry    far fiasco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - torto, errado

idioms:

  • go awry    falhar

Русский (Russian)
косо, набок

idioms:

  • go awry    сбиться, пойти по ложному пути, провалиться

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en forma torcida
adj. - torcido

idioms:

  • go awry    salir mal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sned, vriden

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
歪斜地, 错误的, 歪曲的

idioms:

  • go awry    出错, 失败

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 歪斜地
adj. - 錯誤的, 歪曲的

idioms:

  • go awry    出錯, 失敗

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 구부려져, 잘못되어서, 신통치 않게
adj. - 구부러진

idioms:

  • go awry    실패하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 曲がって, 間違って
adj. - ゆがんだ, 間違った

idioms:

  • go awry    しくじる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منحرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לא כשורה, במעוקם‬
adj. - ‮מקולקל, עקום, לא-יציב, נוטה‬


 
 

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