How to Pronounce "a basket case"
expression
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbæskət/ /ˈkeɪs
uh BAS-kut KAYS
æɪ/ /bˈɑːskɪt/ /kˈeɪs
uh BAH-skit KAYS
Definition
A person or thing that is completely unable to function normally, usually because of emotional stress or chaos. Informally used for someone or something in a hopeless or ruined state.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbæskət/ /ˈkeɪs
British English
æɪ/ /bˈɑːskɪt/ /kˈeɪs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh BAS-kut KAYS
UK
uh BAH-skit KAYS
Listen in Context
After the accident, he was a basket case for months.
She felt like a basket case before her final exams.
This old computer is a basket case now and won’t start.
Don’t ask me to help, I’m already a basket case today!