ahistorical

adjective

ahis·​tor·​i·​cal ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl How to pronounce ahistorical (audio)
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variants or ahistoric
: 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 adverb
ahistoricism noun
ahistoricity noun

Examples of ahistorical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But images from Gemini became the subject of mockery on social media after people posted examples of ahistorical images. David Ingram, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024 The problem appeared to be that, in trying to compensate for gender- and racial-representation bias in AI, the system was creating ahistorical images of people. Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024 That seems to be a position that is at war with the whole thrust of the 14th Amendment and very ahistorical. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2024 Now the company wants a federal judge to dismiss the case not on its merits, but on the dubious and ahistorical claim that the whistleblowers lack the authority to bring the lawsuit. Chuck Grassley, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023 Many critics dismissed the movie as an ahistorical powder puff, an impudent exercise in vibes-first filmmaking. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024 China, on the other hand, has a somewhat ahistorical view of the global South. Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2023 But in a certain sense, there’s no such thing as an ahistorical time. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2023 That Scott had harsher words for welfare assistance than for slavery is not just an overt ahistorical reach. Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ahistorical was in 1911

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“Ahistorical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahistorical. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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