ahistorical

American  

[ey-hi-stawr-i-kuhl, -stor-i-kuhl] / ˌeɪ hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr ɪ kəl /

Also ahistoric

adjective

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

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ahistorical British  

/ ˌeɪhɪsˈtɒrɪkəl /

adjective

1. not related to history; not historical

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Etymology

Origin of ahistorical

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

Example Sentences

By doing that, its critics are no better than the artless, ahistorical fascists they purport to abhor.

From Salon

I am even inclined to forgive their ahistorical point of view, although it is ironic given that so many of them are being educated at elite institutions.

From Los Angeles Times

At a time when instruction in biology can be increasingly reductive and ahistorical, paleontologists teach us the astonishing breadth of past and present life on Earth and the long history that led to today’s biosphere.

From Scientific American

To say he "developed skills," as if he had signed up for some sort of apprenticeship program, is appallingly ahistorical.

From Salon

That there’s no acknowledgment of any of this, in a show dealing with cops and a group like the Phalanx, is ahistorical and downright bizarre.

From Los Angeles Times