anachronism
nounmasculine/ɐ.nɐ.kɾu.ˈniʒ.mu/medium
a·na·cro·nis·mo
Definition
An error in chronology that places an event, object, or person in a period where it could not exist; something out of its proper time.
The historian pointed out the anachronism of a smartphone appearing in a painting of the Middle Ages.
His feudal attitudes were seen as an anachronism in the 21st century.
Common collocations
historical anachronismglaring anachronism
Etymology
Do grego 'anachronismós', através do latim científico.