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Noun: Cassandra  ku'san-dru
  1. (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
     
  2. A person who predicts disaster or misfortune but is not believed
    "The economic analyst was treated as a Cassandra when she warned of the impending market crash"

Derived forms: Cassandras

Type of: prophetess

Encyclopedia: Cassandra, Michigan