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polemic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/pəˈliːmɪk/
/pəˈlɛmɪk/
(US) audio
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Etymology

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

Meanings

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 . 1893, Report of the Third Decennial Missionary Conference:
- 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 2017, Monisha Bajaj, Human Rights Education: Theory, Research, Praxis:
- 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. 1995, Patrick Nicol Troy, Technological Change and the City:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most polemic	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
polemick		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
more polemic	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Deriveds

polemician · nonpolemic · polemicism · philopolemic · polemicize · polemicise

Synonyms

polemical

Translations (15)

fr polémique (having the characteristics of a polemic) · es polémico (having the characteristics of a polemic) · it polemico (having the characteristics of a polemic) · eo polemika (having the characteristics of a polemic) · nb polemisk (having the characteristics of a polemic) · pt polêmico (having the characteristics of a polemic) · bg полемичен (having the characteristics of a polemic) · ca polèmic (having the characteristics of a polemic) · sv polemisk (having the characteristics of a polemic) · da polemisk (having the characteristics of a polemic) · de polemisch (having the characteristics of a polemic) · pt polémico (having the characteristics of a polemic) · nn polemisk (having the characteristics of a polemic) · fi poleeminen (having the characteristics of a polemic) · id polemik (having the characteristics of a polemic)

polemic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/pəˈliːmɪk/
/pəˈlɛmɪk/
(US) audio
(General-American) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
polemics	Number=Plur		lexicographic
polemick		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Deriveds

polemicist · polemical · polemically

Synonyms

screed · tirade · controversialist · polemicist · harangue · disputant · rant · philippic

Translations (33)

uk поле́міка (strong written or verbal attack) · nb polemikk (strong written or verbal attack) · it polemica (strong written or verbal attack) · hi खंडन (strong written or verbal attack) · cs polemika (strong written or verbal attack) · de Polemik (strong written or verbal attack) · fr polémique (strong written or verbal attack) · be пале́міка (strong written or verbal attack) · is deilurit (strong written or verbal attack) · pt polêmica (strong written or verbal attack) · cy polemeg (strong written or verbal attack) · ms ڤوليميک (strong written or verbal attack) · af polemiek (strong written or verbal attack) · ja 論争 (strong written or verbal attack) · pl polemika (strong written or verbal attack) · fi polemiikki (strong written or verbal attack) · mk полемика (strong written or verbal attack) · nn polemikk (strong written or verbal attack) · tr polemik (strong written or verbal attack) · bg полемика (strong written or verbal attack) · nl polemiek (strong written or verbal attack) · eo polemiko (strong written or verbal attack) · ms polemik (strong written or verbal attack) · ka პოლემიკა (strong written or verbal attack) · hi खंडन-मंडन (strong written or verbal attack) · es polémica (strong written or verbal attack) · ca polèmica (strong written or verbal attack) · pt polémica (strong written or verbal attack) · cmn 論戰 /论战 (strong written or verbal attack) · ru поле́мика (strong written or verbal attack) · bg спор (strong written or verbal attack) · da polemik (strong written or verbal attack) · sv polemik (strong written or verbal attack)