BASKET CASE


Meaning of BASKET CASE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1919

1 : a person who has all four limbs amputated

2 : a person who is mentally incapacitated or worn out (as from nervous tension) also : one that is not functioning well or is in a run-down condition <an economic basket case >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.