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irrelevant

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/ɪˈrɛl.ə.vənt/ · ir-re-le-vant

not connected with or relevant to something.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

not connected with or relevant to something.

کسی چیز سے متعلق نہ ہونا۔

غیر متعلقہ

ghair mutaliqah

Synonyms

unrelatedimmaterialinapplicableغیر متعلقبے معنینقصان دہ

Antonyms

relevantpertinentapplicableمتعلقہمنسلکجرحی

Common Collocations

  • irrelevant information
  • irrelevant comments
  • irrelevant details

Example Sentences

The information provided was irrelevant to the discussion.

دی گئی معلومات گفتگو سے غیر متعلقہ تھیں۔

Di gayi maloomat guftagu se ghair mutaliqah thin.

It’s important to filter out irrelevant data before analysis.

تجزیے سے پہلے غیر متعلقہ ڈیٹا کو خارج کرنا اہم ہے۔

Tajziye se pehle ghair mutaliqah data ko kharij karna ahem hai.

He often makes irrelevant comments that detract from the main topic.

وہ اکثر غیر متعلقہ تبصرے کرتا ہے جو موضوع کے مرکزی نکتے سے توجہ ہٹا دیتے ہیں۔

Woh aksar ghair mutaliqah tabsaray karta hai jo mauzo ke markazi nuqte se tawaajuh hata dete hain.

Easily Confused With

relevant:Relevant means connected to the topic, while irrelevant means not connected.

Word Family

relevance
nounمتعلقہ پن

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'irrelevant' as 'not relevant'—remove the prefix 'ir' to find relevance.

Imagine a discarded paper in a folder, indicating it's not relevant.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

نہ راہ کی، نہ مہر کی

Na raah ki, na mehr ki

Neither related to the path, nor to the affection.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "irrelevantem" — not being of concern

First known use: 17th century

The term evolved in English from the Latin root, passing through Middle French before being adopted.