Cassandra

Cas·san·dra

noun \kə-ˈsan-drə, -ˈsän-\

Definition of CASSANDRA

1

: a daughter of Priam endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed

2

: one that predicts misfortune or disaster

Examples of CASSANDRA

1. <more than one Cassandra on Wall Street had warned that the market was overdue for a major correction>

Origin of CASSANDRA

Latin, from Greek Kassandra

First Known Use: 1542

Related to CASSANDRA

Synonyms: doomsayer, Chicken Little, doomsdayer, doomster

Antonyms: optimist, Pollyanna

Related Words: defeatist, fatalist; naysayer, negativist, pessimist; handwringer, worrier, worrywart

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