Synonyms for basket-case
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
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Définition 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
Antonyms for basket-case
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