BASKET CASE


Meaning of BASKET CASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.