/ Dictionary / Index C Cassandra: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Cas•san•dra Pronunciation: (ku-san'dru), [key] — n. Also calleda daughter of Priam and Hecuba, a prophet cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies, though true, were fated never to be believed. a person who prophesies doom or disaster. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “helper of men.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cassandra (Thesaurus) Cassander cassapanca Related Content Daily Word Quiz: entomology Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language