Anachronisms

/əˈnækrəˌnɪzəmz/ noun

Definition

Things that are placed in the wrong time period, or situations where something from one era appears in another era where it shouldn't exist.

Etymology

From Greek 'anachronismos' (a mistake in chronology); 'ana-' (against) + 'chronos' (time), literally 'against time'; pluralized with English '-isms' suffix.

Kelly Says

Movie and TV anachronisms are everywhere—like seeing a wristwatch in a medieval scene or hearing modern slang in a historical drama—and fans love catching them because they break the spell of the story!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዘመን ውስጥ አንዳንድ አልፎ አልፎ
ze-men wus-tit andan ando al-fo al-fo
ARالعربية
أnachronisms
a-na-khro-ni-zmuh
BNবাংলা
সময়ের ভ্রম
so-may-er bhra-m
CACatalà
anacronismes
ana-kro-ni-sme-s
CSČeština
anachronismy
ana-kro-ni-zmy
DADansk
anachronismer
ana-kro-ni-sme-r
DEDeutsch
Anachronismen
a-na-kro-ni-zmen
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλίσεις από την εποχή
a-pok-li-se-es a-po ti e-po-chi
ESEspañol
anacronismos
ana-kro-no-smohs
FAفارسی
اختلال زمانی
e-kht-lal zaman-i
FISuomi
aikaan sopimattomat
aikaan so-pi-mat-to-mat
FRFrançais
anachronismes
ana-kro-nism
GUGU
કાળભ્રમ
kaal-bhr-am
HAHA
gaba-gaba
ga-ba-ga-ba
HEעברית
אnachronisms
a-na-kro-ni-zmuh
HIहिन्दी
समय-भ्रम
samay-bharam
HUMagyar
időbeli ellentmondások
ido-beli el-len-tom-das-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
anachronisme
ana-kro-ni-sme
IGIG
ihe n'ime
i-he n'i-me
ITItaliano
anacronismi
ana-kro-nee-mee
JA日本語
時代錯誤
jidai-sawashi
KKKK
уақытқа сәйкес келмеу
u-a-ky-tqa say-ke-s ke-l-meu
KMKM
កំហុសពេល
kam-huhs pehl
KO한국어
시대착오
si-dae-chak-o
MRMR
काळभ्रम
kaal-bhr-am
MSBahasa Melayu
anachronisme
ana-kro-ni-sme
MYမြန်မာ
အချိန် ပြောင်း
a-che-tin pya-ng
NLNederlands
anachronismen
ana-kro-ni-sme-n
NONorsk
anachronismer
ana-kro-ni-sme-r
PAPA
ਸਮય-ਭ્રਮ
sa-may-bharam
PLPolski
anachronizmy
ana-kro-ni-zmy
PTPortuguês
anacronismos
ana-kro-no-smohs
RORomână
anacronisme
ana-kro-ni-sme
RUРусский
анахронизмы
ana-khro-nizmy
SVSvenska
anachronismer
ana-kro-ni-sme-r
SWKiswahili
makosa ya wakati
ma-ko-sa ya wa-ka-ti
TAதமிழ்
காலப்பற்றாக்குறை
ka-la-pa-tta-kku-rai
TEతెలుగు
కాలభ్రంశం
ka-la-bhr-am-sham
THไทย
ความผิดพลาดทางเวลา
kwahm-phet-phlat-tang-we-la
TLTL
pagkakamali sa panahon
pa-ka-ka-ma-li sa pe-no-hon
TRTürkçe
anacronizmler
ana-kro-ni-zmler
UKУкраїнська
анахронізми
ana-khro-ni-zmy
URاردو
انحرافات زمني
in-hi-ra-fa-at zaman-i
VITiếng Việt
lỗi thời gian
loi thoi gian
YOYO
àìyàn àwọn ọ̀jọ́
ai-yan awon ojo
ZH中文
时代错误
shí-dài cuò-wù
ZUZU
izwi elizwi
i-zwi e-li-zwi

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