anti-historical

adjective

an·​ti-his·​tor·​i·​cal
ˌan-tē-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl,
-ˈstär-,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-historical (audio)
variants or less commonly antihistorical
: opposed to or disagreeing with history : in opposition to the accepted historical record
… his apocalyptic outlook makes his novel not merely ahistorical but in some sense antihistorical.—Jonathan Rosen

Word History

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-historical was in 1716

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“Anti-historical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-historical. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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