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Meaning of "basket case" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BASKET CASE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASKET CASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Basket case is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASKET CASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of basket case in the English dictionary

The first definition of basket case in the dictionary is a person who is suffering from extreme nervous strain; nervous wreck. Other definition of basket case is a person who has had both arms and both legs amputated. Basket case is also someone or something that is incapable of functioning normally.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASKET CASE

basis point
bask
Baskerville
basket
basket chair
basket clause
basket hilt
Basket Maker
basket weave
basket-hilted
basket-star
basketball
basketball player
basketful
basketlike
basketry
basketweave
basketweaver
basketwork
basking shark

WORDS THAT END LIKE BASKET CASE

case
court case
day case
display case
document case
hard case
in any case
in case
in no case
jewel case
lower case
make-up case
murder case
packing case
pencil case
prosecution case
special case
test case
upper case
violin case
worst case

Synonyms and antonyms of basket case in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «basket case» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASKET CASE

Find out the translation of basket case to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of basket case from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «basket case» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

废人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caso perdido
570 millions of speakers

English

basket case
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टोकरी मामला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلة الحالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инвалидом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

basket Case
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝুরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cas désespéré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bakul kes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Basket Case
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バスケットケース
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폐인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Basket cilik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trường hợp giỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூடை பெட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टोपली केस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sepet çantası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caso disperato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

basket Case
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інвалідом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

caz coș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίπτωση καλάθι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mandjie geval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Basket Case
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

basket case
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of basket case

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASKET CASE»

The term «basket case» is regularly used and occupies the 66.756 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BASKET CASE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «basket case» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «basket case» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about basket case

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4 QUOTES WITH «BASKET CASE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word basket case.
1
Kate Bosworth
You have to have confidence. You can't be someone who's so insecure that she's a basket case.
2
Jennifer Capriati
I was an emotional basket case.
3
Lulu
When I'm singing, it's like I'm at home. And music is a great healer. I think I'd have been a basket case if I hadn't been a singer.
4
Kim Young-ha
From the early 1960s to the mid-1980s - the era of military dictatorship when South Korea was rebuilding itself from a postwar economic basket case to a humming, modern nation - military schools were the track of choice for ambitious young men.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASKET CASE»

Discover the use of basket case in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to basket case and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Basket Case
Was Jimmy Stomarti murdered? Is someone trying to kill off the Slut Puppies one by one? And what significance can a dead lizard named Colonel Tom possibly have? This is one book you'll kill to get your hands on.
Carl Hiaasen, 2002
2
Born Too Short: The Confessions of an Eighth-grade Basket Case
Thirteen-year-old Matt is so envious of his best friend Keith that he wishes things would go badly for him, and when Keith's fortune changes while at the same time Matt finds his first true girlfriend, Matt is overcome with guilt.
Dan Elish, 2002
3
Basket Case
Serenity a mom?
Realbuzz Studios, 2007
4
A Real Basket Case
THE FIRST BOOK IN THE CLAIRE HANOVER MYSTERY SERIES An Agatha Award Finalist for Best First Novel ?
Beth Groundwater, 2011
5
If God Is in Control, Why Am I a Basket Case?: Extraordinary ...
Through an in-depth, eight-week examination of the Book of Colossians, author Debbie Taylor Williams leads readers to understand that “basket-case” living is not God’s intention.
Debbie Taylor Williams, 2011
6
Basket case
Higbee Hartburn, Graffiti Prep's foremost prankster, goes to great lengths to provide the school with a victorious basketball team.
Robert Newton Peck, 1979
7
Basket Case
After arguing with her friends about an online "purity test," Serenity finds a baby in a trash can while she is taking a walk and reluctantly agrees to call the police in order to make sure the infant is properly cared for.
Buzz Dixon, Realbuzz Studios, 2005
8
Art of the Basket Case: Motorcycle Photographs
A collection of art photos revealing the neglected beauty of forsaken motorcycles and endless spare parts. -- from author's introduction.
Andrew C. Bauer, Illumina Publishing, 2008
9
Basket Case Or Poverty Alleviation: Bangladesh Approaches ...
Twenty years after Henry Kissinger coined his famous description of Bangladesh as an international basket case, the country remains poor but the basket-case scenario has disappeared and poverty alleviation is being discussed instead.
Sven Cederroth, 1997
10
Basket Case: What's Happening to Ireland's Food?
We failed to relate what was on our plate to how we lived. This is the first book in Ireland to talk about where food really comes from, who decides what we buy and why what we eat says so much about us.
Philip Boucher-Hayes, Suzanne Campbell, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASKET CASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term basket case is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A £100 million Russian bet on British media
BY Damian Mac Con Uladh. History shows that a long line of leaders helped make Greece the economic basket case it is today. 5/7/15 12:01 ... «Politico, Jul 15»
2
BBC strikes surprise funding deal
BY Damian Mac Con Uladh. History shows that a long line of leaders helped make Greece the economic basket case it is today. 5/7/15 12:01 ... «Politico, Jul 15»
3
Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow Trainwreck Interview
As we're sure you already know, there's some tell-tale signs your romantic prospect is a total basket case right from the start. We spoke to Amy ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
4
Why Iran's supreme leader wants a deal
BY Damian Mac Con Uladh. History shows that a long line of leaders helped make Greece the economic basket case it is today. 5/7/15 12:01 ... «Politico, Jul 15»
5
Greek troubles prompt Macedonia NATO push
BY Damian Mac Con Uladh. History shows that a long line of leaders helped make Greece the economic basket case it is today. 5/7/15 12:01 ... «Politico, Jul 15»
6
EU should take lesson from German history and give Greeks a break
Nobody is denying the Greek economy was a basket case during the boom but the country will never be able to repay any of its debts unless it ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
Austrians Sign Petition to Leave European Union
Everyone has been talking about the consequences of what would happen if a financial basket case like Greece leaves the EU, but what ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
8
Investing: More lift for airlines
The airline industry, once a basket case, is a high-flying profit machine these days. Its well-documented turnaround came as carriers ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
In a debt crisis, what would a Mulcair government do?
Looking at Ottawa's books, The Wall Street Journal described Canada as a “Third World banana republic” because of the fiscal basket case we ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
10
What Harry Enfield's Stavros the kebab shop owner would think of …
Complete chicken-in-a-basket case. Good job we living in Tottingham. As a small busy man, I work all hours, like Ronnie Barker in that funny ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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