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

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

“Despite this question that has been debated in the past—irrelevance and global elites and all of that—given everything that’s happening, I think there’s a great interest in the meeting,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, facing irrelevance and the perplexing 1960s, she falters.

From The Wall Street Journal