Definitions for BASKET CASE
bas·ket case

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. basket casenoun

   One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic or stress.

2. basket casenoun

   A country in a difficult economic or financial situation.

3. Etymology: The term originated from WWI British English, indicating a soldier missing both his arms and legs, who needed to be literally carried around in a litter or "basket." Today it indicates a state of helplessness similar to the metaphoric removal of the appendages.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Basket Case

   Basket Case is a song by the American rock band Green Day. It is the seventh track and second single from their third studio album, Dookie (1994). The song spent five weeks at the top of Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. In 2001, the song appeared as the fifth track on their greatest hits album International Superhits!.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Basket Case

   "Basket Case" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the third single from its third album, Dookie. The song spent five weeks at the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

How to pronounce BASKET CASE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BASKET CASE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BASKET CASE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BASKET CASE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of BASKET CASE in a Sentence

1. Miquel Ros:

   I was surprised to see the Alitalia brand go – not because it was in a healthy state, it had been a financial basket case for so long, but because nevertheless it had carried on and on.

2. Phil Flynn:

   On the face of it, this executive order should have been bullish if anything to oil, if it impedes oil moving of Venezuela in any way, but Venezuela is such a basket case that people tend to worry about so many other things concerning that country, and that's possibly what caused the market to go down.

3. Rocco Falconer:

   The impact of Ebola will take us completely back to it being a basket case, the impact on some activities have been simply catastrophic.

4. Johnny Phillips:

   California isn't circling the drain because it’s too big to govern. The state is a basket case because ruling Democrats have an unquenchable thirst for emptying the prisons, enabling an exploding homeless population and jacking up every imaginable tax, since the 1990s the state and its voters have drifted far to the left.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Basket_Case
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_Case
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BASKET CASE