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antihistorical

antihistorical

9.0
Not paying attention to real facts about the past in a book or film
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntiˈhɪstərɪkəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : antihistórico
  • But Sand's ahistorical, indeed, antihistorical, presentation is powerfully attractive.

Examples

  • The author's antihistorical arguments often ignore the impact of past events on current society.

  • Hence many antiliterary and singularly antihistorical consequences" (Oeuvres 2: 1502).

    Academic text (1999)
  • Anthropology's antihistorical tendencies present a challenge to literary critics: how can one build a historicist project around the culture concept?

    Academic text (1999)
  • This antihistorical tendency has deep roots: the founding gesture of modern anthropology involved a repudiation of historical thought.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In his essay, he criticized the antihistorical perspective that disregards the lessons of history.

  • Many consider the film's portrayal of events to be fundamentally antihistorical, as it overlooks critical historical facts.

Synonyms

ahistorical
vsantihistorical
  • Formal
1 8.4

Not connected to past events

opposes or ignores historical facts and importance instead of merely lacking concern
unhistorical
vsantihistorical
1 7.3

Not based on real past events

opposes or ignores historical context and the importance of past events rather than just being incorrect
unhistoric
vsantihistorical
7.1

Not based on known facts about the past

actively opposes or ignores historical facts and their importance rather than being merely inaccurate
ahistoric
vsantihistorical
  • Formal
8.5

Not based on history or past events

opposes or ignores historical facts and their importance rather than seeming timeless or separate from history
nonhistoric
vsantihistorical
5.5

Not connected with real past events

actively opposes or ignores historical facts and their importance rather than only lacking relation
nonhistorical
vsantihistorical
6.3

Not about real events from the past

opposes or ignores historical facts and context rather than merely lacking connection

Antonyms

400 3.6

Connected with the past, for example old events or buildings

How Historical

antihistorical
  • Formal
9.0
ahistorical
  • Formal
1 8.4

Surface Forms

antihistorical positive

Morphology

antihistorical = historical (transparent) = anti + history + ical

The word is formed straightforwardly by adding the prefix anti- to historical, giving the sense of opposing or disregarding history.

Etymology

Antihistorical starts with anti- meaning 'against' and the rest comes from history, which means 'the past'. So it describes ideas or works that go against or ignore historical facts.