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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

When leaders act from fear of obsolescence, being outpaced or irrelevance, they activate those same threat responses in employees.

From MarketWatch

The difficulty is that these and other summaries are often obscured by patches bordering on irrelevance.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Golden Globes have long been excused for their scandals and idiosyncratic membership and, of course, mocked for their irrelevance.

From Los Angeles Times

Some old and some new, but players with reputations and pedigrees to match, who have helped haul Scotland from the shadows of irrelevance into the spotlight.

From BBC