How to Pronounce "anachronism"
word
əˈnækɹəˌnɪzəm
uh-NAK-ruh-niz-um
ænˈækɹənˌɪzəm
an-AK-ruhn-IZ-um
Definition
An anachronism is something that belongs to a different time period than the one it appears in, often seeming out of place or old-fashioned.
IPA Transcription
American English
əˈnækɹəˌnɪzəm
British English
ænˈækɹənˌɪzəm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh-NAK-ruh-niz-um
UK
an-AK-ruhn-IZ-um
Listen in Context
A smartphone in a medieval movie is an obvious anachronism.
Wearing a wristwatch in a story set in ancient Greece is an anachronism.
Calling a car a anachronism in a film set in the 1800s makes sense.
Some people see writing letters by hand as an anachronism in our digital age.