out of whack
The phrase "out of whack" is an informal idiom often used in American English to describe situations where things are not functioning correctly or are unbalanced.
Definition
B2General
(informal, colloquial)Not functioning properly or as expected.
Example
- My computer is out of whack and won't turn on.
B2Mechanical or Technical
(informal, colloquial)Not in proper alignment or order.
Example
- The gears are out of whack, causing the machine to malfunction.
B2Emotional or Psychological
(informal, colloquial)Feeling mentally disturbed or unbalanced.
Example
- After the stressful week, she felt completely out of whack.
B2Organizational
(informal, colloquial)Disorganized or chaotic, not in harmony.
Example
- The project priorities are out of whack, leading to confusion among the team.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "out of whack":
out of jointout of sortsout of syncout of lineoff balanceout of stepout of tunemessed upoff keelout of orderscrewed upout of placeout of controloff the railsoff one's gameout of squarejacked upout of touchout of phasefuckered upway offget bent out of shapeoff targetfucked upout of handscrew loosego awrybotched upoff one's boxat sixes and sevensbroken inoff basegone wrongmess upout of itoff the markbanged upin the wrongoff one's feed