prog ‧ nos ‧ ti ‧ ca ‧ tion /prɒɡˌnɒstəˈkeɪʃ ə n, prɒɡˌnɒstɪˈkeɪʃ ə n $ prɑːɡˌnɑːs-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] formal
a statement about what you think will happen in the future SYN forecast :
gloomy prognostications
—prognosticate /prɒɡˈnɒstəkeɪt, prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt $ prɑːɡˈnɑːs-/ verb [transitive]