ahistorical
adjective
ahis·tor·i·cal
ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl 
-ˈstär-
variants
or ahistoric
ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-ik
-ˈstär-
: not concerned with or related to history, historical development, or tradition
an ahistorical attitude
also
: historically inaccurate or ignorant
an ahistorical version of events
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The Murrow figure is used against video footage of McCarthy in an ahistorical manner.
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Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
Since mid-March, the U.S. military has hurled more than $200 million worth of missiles, bombs, and rockets into the remote deserts and mountains of Yemen, in what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dubbed, with sublime ahistorical clumsiness, Operation Rough Rider.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
The Russian leader has often used his own reading of Ukrainian history — which experts say is replete with ahistorical inaccuracies — to justify his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Scenery in Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
His fiery second inaugural address on January 20 was far from ahistorical, however.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
Since mid-March, the U.S. military has hurled more than $200 million worth of missiles, bombs, and rockets into the remote deserts and mountains of Yemen, in what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dubbed, with sublime ahistorical clumsiness, Operation Rough Rider.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
The Russian leader has often used his own reading of Ukrainian history — which experts say is replete with ahistorical inaccuracies — to justify his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Scenery in Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
His fiery second inaugural address on January 20 was far from ahistorical, however.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Ahistorical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahistorical. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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