Anachronism

Noun

 * 1) A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.
 * 2) A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time.

Adjectives for Anachronism
ineffective; moral; unconscious; flagrant; painful; bold; impossible.

Thesaurus
antedate; antedating; anticipation; defect; faux pas; flaw; gaffe; metachronism; misapplication; misdate; misdating; mistake; mistiming; parachronism; postdate; postdating; prochronism; prolepsis; slip; solecism

Etymology
From anachronismus:, from   ἀναχρονισμός:, from ἀναχρονίζω:, from ἀνά: + χρονίζω:, which from χρόνος:.

Synonyms

 * throwback

Related terms

 * anachronistic
 * anachronistically
 * anachronous


 * anachronously
 * parachronistic
 * prochronistic