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

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 .