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polemic

noun
/pəˈlɛmɪk/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from πολεμικός — “of war”
  2. derived from polémique

Definitions

  1. A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to…

    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.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Having the characteristics of a polemic.

      • A fourth hindrance is by some held to be, that many of our polemic publications are too polemic. Some hold that we should urge the simple Gospel, and make no attack on Hinduism or Muhammadanism .
      • To explain some of these challenges, it is useful to take a brief and polemic look at the one area that is perhaps most fundamentally affected by the new conditions: the workplace.
      • Using a rather polemic tone, Mutua (2002) argues that interpretations of human rights are not neutral but very much embedded in cultural and political assumptions

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA