Definition
A person who makes true predictions but is not believed; someone whose warnings go unheeded.
Etymology
From Greek mythology—Cassandra was a Trojan princess cursed by Apollo so that no one would believe her prophecies, even when she was right about Troy's destruction.
Kelly Says
The Cassandra myth is tragic: she *knew* Troy would fall and told everyone, but nobody listened. Now we use her name to describe climate scientists, whistleblowers, and experts whose correct predictions get ignored—mythology gave us a word for being right but powerless.
Translations
ARالعربية
كاساندرا
kas-an-dra
BNবাংলা
ক্যাসান্ড্রা
kas-an-dra
CACatalà
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
CSČeština
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
DADansk
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
DEDeutsch
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
ELΕλληνικά
Κασσάνδρα
kas-san-dra
ESEspañol
Cassandra
kas-an-dra
FAفارسی
کاساندرا
kas-an-dra
FISuomi
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
FRFrançais
Cassandre
kas-an-dr
GUGU
કેસન્દ્રા
kes-an-dra
HAHA
Cassandra
kas-an-dra
HEעברית
קאסנדרה
kas-an-dra
HIहिन्दी
कैसंड्रा
kaisan-dra
HUMagyar
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
IDBahasa Indonesia
Cassandra
kas-an-dra
ITItaliano
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
KKKK
Қассандра
q-as-san-dra
KMKM
កាសាន់ត្រា
ka-san-tra
MRMR
कॅसांड्रा
ka-san-dra
MSBahasa Melayu
Cassandra
kas-an-dra
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်းစန္ဒရ
ka-ing-san-dra
NLNederlands
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
NONorsk
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
PLPolski
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
PTPortuguês
Cassandra
kas-an-dra
RORomână
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
RUРусский
Кассандра
kas-sand-ra
SVSvenska
Cassandra
kas-san-dra
SWKiswahili
Cassandra
kas-an-dra
TAதமிழ்
காசாந்திரா
ka-san-dra
TEతెలుగు
కాసాండ్రా
ka-san-dra
THไทย
แคสแซนดรา
ka-san-dra
TLTL
Cassandra
kas-an-dra
TRTürkçe
Cassandra
kas-an-dra
UKУкраїнська
Кассандра
kas-sand-ra
URاردو
کاسانڈرا
kas-an-dra
VITiếng Việt
Cassandra
kas-an-dra
ZUZU
Cassandra
kas-an-dra
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Mythologically cursed to prophecy truthfully but never be believed. Applied asymmetrically to dismiss women's warnings as emotional or paranoid, while crediting men's identical warnings.
Inclusive Usage
Use only when referencing the mythological/literary figure or explicitly acknowledged gender dynamics of dismissal.
Inclusive Alternatives
["ignored warning","dismissed prediction"]
Empowerment Note
Women's early warnings about toxicity, harassment, or systems failures were historically coded 'Cassandra' to discredit. Believing women's expertise requires undoing this framework.