basket case

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Someone (especially a soldier) who has lost all four limbs.

   “The Surgeon General of the Army […] denies […] that there is any foundation for the stories that have been circulated […] of the existence of ‘basket cases’ in our hospitals.”

2. isim An institution or country in a bad condition or difficult situation (economically, financially or otherwise).

   “This country is a financial basket case, a country so broke that it should be a perfect warning to lenders.”

3. isim One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable.

   “She was a complete basket case the morning of her wedding.”

4. isim An item in a disassembled state that is brought to be repaired.