basket case

noun
🔊/ˈbɑːskɪt keɪs/
🔊/ˈbæskɪt keɪs/
(informal)
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  1. a country or an organization whose economic situation is very bad经济状况极差的国家(或机构)
  2. a person who is slightly crazy and who has problems dealing with situations精神失常的人;无适应能力的人Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  3. Word Originearly 20th cent.: originally US slang denoting a soldier who had lost all four limbs, thus unable to move independently.