How to Pronounce "anachronistic"
word
əˌnækɹəˈnɪstɪk
uh-NAK-ruh-NIS-tik
ˌænɐkɹənˈɪstɪk
an-uh-kruh-NIS-tik
Definition
Describes something that does not belong to the current time period, often because it is old-fashioned or from a different era.
IPA Transcription
American English
əˌnækɹəˈnɪstɪk
British English
ˌænɐkɹənˈɪstɪk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh-NAK-ruh-NIS-tik
UK
an-uh-kruh-NIS-tik
Listen in Context
His views on technology are anachronistic.
Wearing armor like a knight is anachronistic today.
A typewriter in a modern office feels anachronistic.
That law is so anachronistic; it just doesn’t work anymore.