polemic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
An argument or controversy.
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

adj

/pəˈlɛmɪk/ /pəˈliːmɪk/ En-us-polemic.ogg En-us-polemic.oga

polemic polemics polemick more polemic most polemic

From French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”). By surface analysis, polem- + -ic.

controversialist disputant polemicist harangue screed rant tirade philippic polemical

polemical polemically polemicist nonpolemic philopolemic polemician polemicise polemicism polemicize

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