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Cassandra

Cas·san·dra [ kə sándrə ] (plural Cas·san·dras)


noun 
Definition:
 
ignored prophet of doom: somebody whose warnings of impending disaster are ignored

[Early 17th century. After Cassandra, daughter of Priam, king of Troy, who was granted the gift of prophecy but was condemned never to be believed]
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