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Meaning of crystal-gazing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The action or practice of gazing into a crystal ball in the hope or belief of seeing the future.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The making of predictions about the future, especially when these are seen as very speculative.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

Examples

“The government's financial forecasts are just crystal-gazing.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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