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anachronistic in German

anachronistic in German is anachronistisch, fehldatiert, zeitwidrig — anachronistic means belonging to a period other than the one it is set in, or old-fashioned and out of place now.

anachronistic in German

anachronistisch
adj
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
fehldatiert
adj
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
zeitwidrig
adj
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
anachronistisch
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
altmodisch
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
antiquiert
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
obsolet
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
traditionalistisch
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
unzeitgemäß
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.

What does "anachronistic" mean?

  1. adj Belonging to a period other than the one it is set in, or old-fashioned and out of place now.
    "The 'liberalism' issue that perplexed Catholics in the 1880s was by 1914 increasingly anachronistic, as political liberalism won resoundingly (in France), or lost resoundingly (in Austria), or became fragmented and divided (in Germany)."
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anachronistic in a sentence

  • The 'liberalism' issue that perplexed Catholics in the 1880s was by 1914 increasingly anachronistic, as political liberalism won resoundingly (in France), or lost resoundingly (in Austria), or became fragmented and divided (in Germany).
  • In their daily practices, journalists often perpetuated ageing and increasingly anachronistic ideologies, but they were rarely, in fact, dominated by them.

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What is "anachronistic" in German?
"anachronistic" in German is anachronistisch, fehldatiert, zeitwidrig. anachronistic means: Belonging to a period other than the one it is set in, or old-fashioned and out of place now.
Are there other ways to say "anachronistic" in German?
Yes — German has 8 translations listed for "anachronistic": anachronistisch, fehldatiert, zeitwidrig, altmodisch, antiquiert, obsolet.
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