Definition
Not concerned with or aware of history; ignoring historical context or treating something as if it had no historical development.
Etymology
From Greek 'a-' (without) plus 'historical' from Latin 'historia' (account, narrative). Popularized in 20th-century academic criticism to describe methods or thinking that disregard history.
Kelly Says
When someone makes an 'ahistorical argument,' they're basically ignoring how the world got to where it is—like judging ancient people by modern morals without understanding what they knew or faced.
Translations
ARالعربية
لا تاريخي
lā tārīḫī
BNবাংলা
অঐতিহাসিক
o.ɔi.ti.ha.sik
CACatalà
ahistòric
a.isˈto.ɾik
CSČeština
bezhistorický
bɛz.hɪs.to.rɪt͡s.kiː
DADansk
ahistorisk
ɑ.hisˈtoʁisk
DEDeutsch
ahistorisch
a.his.toʁɪʃ
ELΕλληνικά
αχρονικός
a.xro.niˈkos
ESEspañol
ahistórico
a.isˈto.ɾi.ko
FAفارسی
غیر تاریخی
ɡɛjɾ tɑːɾɪxɪ
FISuomi
ahistoriallinen
ɑ.his.to.ri.al.lin.en
FRFrançais
ahistorique
a.is.tɔ.ʁik
GUGU
ઐતિહાસિક નહીં
ɑi.ti.ha.sik nɑ.hi
HAHA
ba tarihin
ba ta.ri.hin
HEעברית
לא היסטורי
lo ha.is.to.ri
HIहिन्दी
अहैतिहासिक
a.haiti.hāsik
HUMagyar
történelem nélküli
toʁtɛnɛlɛm nɛl.ky.li
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa sejarah
tan.pɑ sɛ.dʒa.rah
IGIG
enweghị akụkọ
ɛn.wɛ.ɣi a.kʊ.kʷɔ
ITItaliano
ahistorico
a.isˈtoːri.ko
JA日本語
無歴史的
mu.rekishi.teki
KMKM
គ្មានប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ
kɔː.mɨɑn prɔː.vɔt.sɑː.sɑː
KO한국어
무역사적
mu.yeok.sa.jeok
MRMR
अहैतिहासिक
a.hai.ti.ha.sik
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa sejarah
tan.pɑ sɛ.dʒa.rah
MYမြန်မာ
သမိုင်းမဲ့
θə.mèɴ
NLNederlands
ahistorisch
ɑ.hɪsˈtoːrɪs
NONorsk
ahistorisk
ɑ.hɪsˈtoʁɪsk
PLPolski
bezhistoryczny
bɛz.xis.tɔrɨt͡ʂnɨ
PTPortuguês
ahistórico
ɐ.iʃˈtoɾiku
RORomână
ahistoric
a.hisˈtorik
RUРусский
безысторический
bɛzɨˈstorɨt͡ɕɛs.kɨj
SVSvenska
ahistorisk
a.hɪsˈtoʁɪsk
SWKiswahili
isiyo na kihistoria
i.si.jo na ki.his.to.ri.a
TAதமிழ்
வரலாற்றுச்சுருக்கமற்ற
va.ɾaːɾ.t͡ɕ.t͡ɕuɾ.uk.kam.aɾ.t͡ɕ
TEతెలుగు
చారిత్రకపు
t͡ʃaː.ri.t͡ɾa.kapu
THไทย
ไม่มีประวัติศาสตร์
mâi˧ mi˧ pɾa.wàt.sà˧.tɕʰat
TLTL
hindi makasaysayan
hin.di mak.a.sa.ya.san
TRTürkçe
tarihsiz
tɑːɾɪh.sɪz
UKУкраїнська
безісторичний
bɛzɪˈstorɨt͡ɕnɨj
URاردو
غیر تاریخی
ɡɛːɾ taː.riː.xi
VITiếng Việt
phi lịch sử
fi˧˦ lɨkʔ˧˦ ʂɨ˧˧
YOYO
ti ko ni itan
ti ko ni i.tan
ZUZU
engenakho
ɛn.ɡɛ.na.kʰo