prognosis

C2+ Topic:Education & Learning

US /prɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/ UK /prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a forecast of the likely course of a disease or situation

The doctor delivered a hopeful prognosis after reviewing the scans.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a forecast of the likely... forecast prediction prognostication projection outlook prospect expectation

Opposites

diagnosis

Word family

Derived forms prognostic prognosticate prognostication

Related forms diagnosisgnosis

Etymology

From Late Latin prognosis, from Ancient Greek prognōsis ('foreknowledge'), from progignōskein ('to know beforehand'), from pro- ('before') + gignōskein ('to know').

prognōsis Ancient Greek gignōskein Ancient Greek *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Education & Learning

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# prognosis

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /prɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/

## Meanings
1. a forecast of the likely course of a disease or situation

## Examples
- The doctor delivered a hopeful prognosis after reviewing the scans.

## Synonyms
- forecast
- prediction
- prognostication
- projection
- outlook
- prospect
- expectation

## Antonyms
- diagnosis

## Derived Forms
- prognostic
- prognosticate
- prognostication

## Related Forms
- diagnosis
- gnosis

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: prognōsis
- Root: gignōskein
- Root: *ǵneh₃-

## Etymology
From Late Latin prognosis, from Ancient Greek prognōsis ('foreknowledge'), from progignōskein ('to know beforehand'), from pro- ('before') + gignōskein ('to know').

## AI Etymology
Prognosis comes from Late Latin prognosis, from Ancient Greek prognōsis ('foreknowledge'), from progignōskein ('to know beforehand'), from pro- ('before') + gignōskein ('to know'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "a forecast of the likely course of a disease or situation", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Ancient Greek prognōsis, Ancient Greek gignōskein, and Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Derivative forms include prognostic, prognosticate, prognostication; related words include diagnosis, gnosis.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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