irrelevance

American  

[ih-rel-uh-vuhns] / ɪˈrɛl ə vəns /

noun

1. the quality or condition of being irrelevant.

2. an irrelevant thing, act, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of irrelevance

1840–50; ir- ² + relevance ( def. ); relevant ( def. )

Example Sentences

Boatwright would be wise to heed this history and either take Chipotle into new frontiers or prepare for its inevitable irrelevance.

From Los Angeles Times

The whole enterprise of the Olympics risked sliding into irrelevance.

From The Wall Street Journal

To avoid irrelevance in the future, companies will need to think carefully about where their competitive advantage lies in a world of shared AI platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal

PayPal now has “institutional irrelevance among top merchants,” he wrote in a Tuesday blog post.

From MarketWatch

Assuming that most Americans value our mission is a recipe for irrelevance and decline.

From The Wall Street Journal