ahistorical

[ ey-hi-stawr-i-kuhl, -stor-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌeɪ hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr ɪ kəl /

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adjective

without concern for history or historical development; indifferent to tradition.

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Also a·his·tor·ic

[ey-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-ik] /ˌeɪ hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr ɪk/ .

Origin of ahistorical

First recorded in 1925–30; a-⁶ + historical

Words nearby ahistorical

Ahimelech, ahimsa, Ahir, Ahira, Ahishar, ahistorical, Ahithophel, ahkio, AHL, Ahmadi, Ahmadiya

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How to use ahistorical in a sentence

It’s why you have folks like Vance leaning into an ahistorical understanding of American politics while pushing rhetoric that has a distinct whiff of yesteryear’s populist Know Nothings.
J.D. Vance Praised France's Popular Vote Elections. Why That Misses the Point|Philip Elliott|April 12, 2022|TIme
These are disappointingly ahistorical assessments from such a fine historian, one who has now given Americans reason to restore economic history to its rightful place in the study of the past and our understanding of the present.
From commerce to chaos: An economic history of the United States|Steven Pearlstein|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
A noisier set complained about the ahistorical choices of certain fabrics and colors or men forgoing dancing gloves at balls.
How ‘Bridgerton’ flipped the script on ‘The Duke and I’|Vanessa Riley|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
Beyond its ahistorical bent, it also misses two other issues.
We're Still Fighting the Opium Wars|William O’Connor|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And the spasms of Republican recrimination have been profoundly ahistorical.
Obama’s All Eisenhower On Russia|Robert Shrum|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, the Tea-fueled Republican resistance to Obama's approach is both consistent with history, and dangerously ahistorical.
Tea-Fueled Republican Resistance Compels Barack Obama To Keep Running|Robert Shrum|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Instead, sadly, he produced this one-sided, ahistorical tantrum.
An Ahistorical Tantrum In The Times|Gil Troy|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet the notion that Barak “decimated the Israeli peace camp” is ahistorical at best.
Ehud Barak As Tactician, Not Politician|Brent E. Sasley|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for ahistorical

ahistorical

ahistoric

/ (ˌeɪhɪsˈtɒrɪkəl) /

adjective

not related to history; not historical

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