Antonyms for basket-case
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
Definition of basket-case
Origin :- 1919, American English, originally a reference to rumors of quadriplegics as a result of catastrophic wounds suffered in World War I (the military vehemently denied there were any such in its hospitals), from basket (n.) + case (n.2). Probably literal, i.e., stuck in a basket, but basket had colloquial connotations of poverty (begging) and helplessness long before this. Figurative sense of "person emotionally unable to cope" is from 1921.
- As in helpless : adj incapable, incompetent; vulnerable
- As in basket case : noun nervous person
Synonyms for basket-case
- a bundle of nerves
- abandoned
- basket-case
- debilitated
- defenseless
- dependent
- destitute
- disabled
- exposed
- feeble
- forlorn
- forsaken
- friendless
- handcuffed
- impotent
- inefficient
- inexpert
- infirm
- invalid
- nervous wreck
- ninnyhammer
- over a barrel
- paralyzed
- pinned
- powerless
- prostrate
- shiftless
- spastic
- spaz
- tapped
- tapped out
- unable
- unfit
- unprotected
- up creek without paddle
- weak
- with hands tied
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