Pronunciation
- IPA: /pəˈlɛmɪk/
polemic (plural polemics)
- 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.
- (person) controversialist, disputant, polemicist
- (strong verbal or written attack) harangue, screed, rant, tirade, philippic
- French: polémique
- German: Polemik
- Italian: polemica
- Portuguese: polémica (Portugal), polêmica (Brazil)
- Russian: поле́мика
- Spanish: polémica
polemic
- Having the characteristics of a polemic.
- French: polémique
- German: polemisch
- Italian: polemico
- Portuguese: polémico polêmico (Brasil)
- Spanish: polémico
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