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Cassandranitis 

The illness which causes constant obstructions or interuptions of others' conversations.
Gloria must be suffering from a bad case of cassandranitis because she can not seem to be able to stay the he'll out of our conversations.
Cassandranitis by A & B Conversation September 3, 2009

Cassandrian task 

Dealing with people you know won't listen to you, despite being provided accurate information, and watching them fumble about when you told them the solution from the start.

(Often witnessed in customer service or technical support)
Releasing this new feature was a Cassandrian task.
Cassandrian task by Luk164 May 24, 2025