Definition
Not concerned with or based on history; lacking historical context, or deliberately ignoring historical facts and developments.
Etymology
From 'a-' (not, without) plus 'historic,' following the Greek/Latin prefix pattern for negation. It emerged in academic discourse in the 20th century as historians critiqued arguments ignoring historical context.
Kelly Says
When someone makes an 'ahistoric' argument—like judging past people by today's standards without understanding their actual circumstances—they're committing the error historians most hate. It's basically arguing about something while deliberately ignoring all the context that matters.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ታሪክ ያልሆነ
tah-reek yahl-hoh-neh
ARالعربية
غير تاريخي
ghayr tārīkhī
BNবাংলা
অঐতিহাসিক
a-oi-ti-ha-sik
CACatalà
ahistòric
ah-ee-STOH-rick
CSČeština
bezhistorický
beh-ee-STOH-ree-tshee
DADansk
ahistorisk
ah-ee-STOH-rishk
DEDeutsch
ahistorisch
ah-ee-STOH-rish
ELΕλληνικά
αχρονολογικός
ah-khroh-noh-loh-gee-kohs
ESEspañol
ahistórico
ah-ee-STOH-ree-koh
FAفارسی
غیر تاریخی
ghayr tārīkhī
FISuomi
ahistoriallinen
ah-ee-STOH-ree-ah-lin-en
FRFrançais
ahistorique
ah-ee-STOH-reek
GUGU
અહૈતિહાસિક
ahaitihāsik
HAHA
ba tarihin
bah tah-ree-heen
HEעברית
לא היסטורי
loh hee-STOH-ree
HIहिन्दी
अहैतिहासिक
ahaitihāsik
HUMagyar
történelem nélküli
tohr-teh-nehm nel-kyoo-lee
IDBahasa Indonesia
non-historis
nohn hee-STOH-ris
IGIG
enweghi akụkọ
ehn-weh-gee ah-koo-koh
ITItaliano
ahistorico
ah-ee-STOH-ree-koh
JA日本語
非歴史的
hi-rekishi-teki
KKKK
тарихи емес
tarikhi emes
KMKM
គ្មានប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ
kmeun bprawat-sas
KO한국어
비역사적
bi-yeok-sa-jeok
MRMR
अहैतिहासिक
ahaitihāsik
MSBahasa Melayu
bukan sejarah
boo-kahn seh-jah-rah
MYမြန်မာ
သမိုင်းမဲ့
thah-mein-meh
NLNederlands
ahistorisch
ah-ee-STOH-rish
NONorsk
ahistorisk
ah-ee-STOH-rishk
PAPA
ਅਹੈਤਿਹਾਸਿਕ
ahaitihāsik
PLPolski
bezhistoryczny
beh-ee-STOH-ree-tsh-nee
PTPortuguês
ahistórico
ah-ee-STOH-ree-koh
RORomână
ahistoric
ah-ee-STOH-rick
RUРусский
безысторический
bez-ee-STOH-ree-chyes-kee
SVSvenska
ahistorisk
ah-ee-STOH-rishk
SWKiswahili
siyo ya kihistoria
see-yoh yah kee-heh-STOH-ree-ah
TAதமிழ்
வரலாற்றுச் சாராத
varalāṟṟuch chārāta
TEతెలుగు
చారిత్రకం కాని
chāritrakam kāni
THไทย
ไม่มีประวัติศาสตร์
mai mee bprawat-sat
TLTL
hindi makasaysay
heen-dee mah-kah-sah-yah
TRTürkçe
tarihsel olmayan
tah-reeh-sehl oh-lah-nahn
UKУкраїнська
безісторичний
bez-ee-STOH-ree-chyne
URاردو
غیر تاریخی
ghayr tārīkhī
VITiếng Việt
phi lịch sử
fee leech soo
YOYO
ko ni itan
koh nee ee-tahn
ZUZU
asikho ukwazi
ah-SEE-koh oo-kah-zee