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Idiom idiom

out of whack

Meaning

Wrong, broken; specifically

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples
SIMPLE

“My watch is out of whack and shows the wrong time.”

CONTEXTUAL

“The printer has been out of whack since the power went out yesterday morning.”

COMPLEX

“After the long journey, his internal clock was completely out of whack, leaving him exhausted and confused.”

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    cop one's whack

    To die.

  2. 02

    take a whack at

    To try or attempt to do something.

  3. 03

    whack one out

    To masturbate.

  4. 04

    whack up

    To divide into shares; divvy.

Last updated August 10, 2026