Class: noun | Syllables: uh-NAK-ruh-niz-um

Definition: An anachronism is an error in which something in a movie, story, etc., is placed in a time where it does not belong. Anachronism can also refer to a person or a thing that seems to belong to the past and to not fit in the present.

Example(s):
// A number of the film's critics complained about the multiple anachronisms in the historical drama.
// He's an old-fashioned politician who is seen by many of his colleagues as an anachronism.