polemic

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

Having the characteristics of a polemic.

Synonyms

argumentative

controversy

contentious

controversial

polemicist

polemical

polemist

controverter

debate

dispute

disputatious

argument

flame war

disputant

argumentation

contention

contestation

controversialist

discussion

agonistic

disputation

flame

militant

quarrelsome

wrangle

Translations

polémique

polémica

polemica

polémico

Polemik

polemista

polémica

polémiste

polemisch

polemico

polêmico

Polemiker

polemisch

polemique

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈlɛmɪk/

Etymology

From French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”).

Sentences

However she was more interested in polemic than everyday strategy .