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

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Many of the people opining and whining about how this moment could be as bad or worse than the 2000 bust are uninformed or ahistorical. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 Yet, this argument rests on an ahistorical understanding of the civil rights movement — one in which its work is complete. Time, 4 Sep. 2025 None of these things are the least bit ahistorical, and all of them have been made incalculably worse by a world that seeks to seal its crimes in a bubble — to disguise its worst sins behind a supposed lack of precedent. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025 Plus: Congress faces the heat at home Trump’s ahistorical attack on the Smithsonian Zohran Mamdani meets the tennis fans Illustration by Ben Wiseman David Remnick Editor, The New Yorker A casual moviegoer might show up for the actors. David Remnick, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ahistorical

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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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 4 Oct. 2025.

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