basket case
US /ˈbæskɪt kes/
・UK /ˈbɑ:skit keis/
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n.NounA person who is completely unable to function normally, especially because of emotional problems.
After losing all his money, he became a basket case.
n.NounA country or economy that is in very bad condition.
The country's economy was a basket case after the war.
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Manchester Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
- and the city was all but written off as a post-industrial basket-case.
and the city was all but written off as a post-industrial basket-case.
Why Yemen is Dying & Oman is Booming
- Oman's oil and gas production rates continued increasing in this environment of stability, as foreign companies found it more prudent to invest in in comparison to the basket case in neighboring Yemen.
Oman's oil and gas production rates continued increasing in this environment of stability, as foreign companies found it more prudent to invest in in comparison to the basket case in neighboring Yemen.
- Oman's oil and gas production rates continued increasing in this environment of stability as foreign companies found it more prudent to invest in comparison to the basket case in neighboring Yemen.
Oman's oil and gas production rates continued increasing in this environment of stability as foreign companies found it more prudent to invest in comparison to the basket case in neighboring Yemen.
Top 5 Songs of Every Year in the 90s
- Number 2: Basket Case, Green Day.
Number 2: Basket Case, Green Day.
- Basket Case captures them as irreverent and entertaining as ever.
Basket Case captures them as irreverent and entertaining as ever.
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- You're a batsuit crazy basket case!
You're a batsuit crazy basket case!
WATCH: Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end war
- this region has been a basket case for a very long time.
this region has been a basket case for a very long time.
Adolescence: Crash Course Psychology #20
- the so-called "basket case." And at first, they're all salty and standoffish with each other because, you know, let's face it, American high schools are sort of a breeding ground for that kind of thing.
the so-called "basket case." And at first, they're all salty and standoffish with each other because, you know, let's face it, American high schools are sort of a breeding ground for that kind of thing.
These are the issues that could derail a U.S. and Iran deal
- he also said that the region has been a basket case for years.
he also said that the region has been a basket case for years.
Iran digs in, Trump’s ‘hot & cold’ diplomacy & more: Fareed’s Last Looks
- For all the perceptions of Iran as an economic basket case, for all the real pain inflicted, it is also true that Iran is one of the region's more diversified, functioning industrial economies.
For all the perceptions of Iran as an economic basket case, for all the real pain inflicted, it is also true that Iran is one of the region's more diversified, functioning industrial economies.
Vance touts 'successful foundation' in remarks on Iran-U.S. negotiations
- But this region has been a basket case for a very long time.
But this region has been a basket case for a very long time.
PBS News Hour full show, August 17, 2026
- I mean, the Islamic Republic is an economic basket case.
I mean, the Islamic Republic is an economic basket case.