not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "the telephone is out of order"; "what's the matter with your vacuum cleaner?"; "something is wrong with the engine"
turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"
turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
