antihistorical
- adjective
- /ˌæntiˈhɪstərɪkəl/
- Formal
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antihistórico
- But Sand's ahistorical, indeed, antihistorical, presentation is powerfully attractive.
Examples
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The author's antihistorical arguments often ignore the impact of past events on current society.
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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?
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This antihistorical tendency has deep roots: the founding gesture of modern anthropology involved a repudiation of historical thought.
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In his essay, he criticized the antihistorical perspective that disregards the lessons of history.
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Many consider the film's portrayal of events to be fundamentally antihistorical, as it overlooks critical historical facts.
Synonyms
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8.4
Not connected to past events
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7.3
Not based on real past events
Not based on known facts about the past
Not based on history or past events
Not connected with real past events
Not about real events from the past
Antonyms
How Historical
Surface Forms
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.