case

noun [C] (PROBLEM)

/keɪs/

Definition

› an item or particular matter that is being dealt with as a problem to be solved, or a person considered in this way: Your skin problem may be a mild case of eczema. He is a sad case – out of work and with few friends to help him.

(Definition of case noun (PROBLEM) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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