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Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
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
●
Having the
characteristics
of a polemic.
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Origin
polemic
English
polémique
French
πολεμικός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
πόλεμος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Controversialist
Disputant
Polemicist
Harangue
Screed
Rant
Tirade
Philippic
Polemick
Polemical
Controversial
Diatribe
Related
Hagiography
Screed
Satire
Rhetoric
Invective
Critique
Tendentious
Argument
Revisionism
Moralizing
Jeremiad
Discourse
Narrative
Debate
Commentary
Criticism
Ideology
Revisionist
Treatise
Provocative
Propagandistic
Sophistry
Controversy
Rebuttal
Arguments
Discussion
Fight
Hyperbole
Contentious
Struggle
Protest
Dialogue
Claim
Discursive
Platitude
Philosophical
Backlash
Statement
Conflict
Vituperative
Rant
Appeal
Indictment
Question
Divisive
Accusation
Story
Opposition
Realism
Enigmatic
War
Novel
Hatchet Job
Hit Piece
Social Commentary
More
Rhymes
Chemic
Polemic
Endemic
Academic
Pandemic
Systemic
Pandemic
Philopolemic
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