cassandra

• اسم علم يشير إلى كاهنة طروادية في الميثولوجيا الإغريقية، منحها الإله أبوللو موهبة التنبؤ لكنه جعل الناس لا يصدقون نبوءاتها؛ ويُستخدم مجازًا للدلالة على من تُتجاهل تحذيراته الصادقة أو ينبئ بالشرور دون أن يُسمع.

A proper noun referring to a prophetess in Greek mythology from Troy during the Trojan War, whose accurate predictions were never believed.

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1. Mythological prophetessB2formal

   In Greek mythology, a Trojan princess who was granted the gift of prophecy by Apollo but cursed so that no one would ever believe her predictions.

   كاسندرا

   • Cassandra warned the Trojans about the wooden horse, but they ignored her.
   • Like Cassandra, she foresaw the disaster but could not convince anyone.
   • The myth of Cassandra illustrates the tragedy of truth without belief.

2. Figurative meaningC1formal

   A person who makes accurate predictions about future disasters or negative events but is not believed or is dismissed by others.

   كاساندرا

   • The economist was seen as a Cassandra, warning of the financial crisis years before it happened.
   • She felt like a Cassandra, always predicting problems that no one took seriously.
   • In the company, he played the role of a Cassandra, foreseeing market downturns that others ignored.

   المرادفاتjeremiah