basket case

Etymology
From +.

Noun

 * 1)  Someone (especially a soldier) who has lost all four limbs.
 * 2) * 1919, Official Bulletin (U.S. Comm. Public Information), 28 March:
 * The Surgeon General of the Army denies  that there is any foundation for the stories that have been circulated  of the existence of ‘basket cases’ in our hospitals.
 * 1) An institution or country in a bad condition or difficult situation (economically, financially or otherwise).
 * 2)  One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable.
 * 1)  One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable.
 * 1)  One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable.
 * 1)  One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable.
 * 1)  One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable.
 * 1)  One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable.
 * 1)  One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable.

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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * German: hoffnungsloser Fall
 * Spanish: caso perdido
 * Swedish: ,