"out of whack" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-out of whack.ogg [Australia] Forms: more out of whack [comparative], most out of whack [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} out of whack (comparative more out of whack, superlative most out of whack)
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) Wrong, broken; specifically:
    Not in proper balance; unbalanced.
    Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: out-of-whack Related terms: out of true
    Sense id: en-out_of_whack-en-adj-VZdxE5Fx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 27 23
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) Wrong, broken; specifically:
    Not in proper alignment.
    Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_of_whack-en-adj-GozqpQ6s
  3. (colloquial, idiomatic) Wrong, broken; specifically:
    Not working or operating properly.
    Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_of_whack-en-adj-xtxNj9Us
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): a la virulé (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 32 35 33

Alternative forms

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