ahistorical

adjective

ahis·tor·i·cal ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl

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variants or ahistoric

ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-ik

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: not concerned with or related to history, historical development, or tradition

an ahistorical attitude

also : historically inaccurate or ignorant

an ahistorical version of events

ahistorically

ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-i-k(ə-)lē

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adverb

ahistoricism

ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-ə-ˌsi-zəm

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noun

ahistoricity

ˌā-ˌhi-stə-ˈri-sə-tē

noun

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The ahistorical explanation that Putin often offers for his invasion is that Ukrainians are really just Russians who were separated from their home country with the fall of the Soviet Union. —

Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024 To think, nonetheless purport this is ahistorical, egregiously shortsighted, and, inevitably, anti-Black. —

Julian Randall, Essence, 16 Sep. 2024 The result is a moving if willfully ahistorical study of an agrarian paradise lost. —

Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024 The sweltering 91-degree heat did not keep the play’s legion of boldface fans from paying homage to this deliciously ahistorical (and critically acclaimed) first-lady farce. —

Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ahistorical