polemic
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pəˈlɛmɪk/, /pəˈliːmɪk/
,Audio (US); /-li-/: (file) Audio (General American); /-lɛ-/: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmɪk, -iːmɪk
Noun
editpolemic (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.
- Synonyms: controversialist, disputant, polemicist
- An argument or controversy.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editstrong written or verbal attack
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Adjective
editpolemic (comparative more polemic, superlative most polemic)
- Having the characteristics of a polemic.
- 1893, Report of the Third Decennial Missionary Conference:
- 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 .
- 1995, Patrick Nicol Troy, Technological Change and the City:
- 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.
- 2017, Monisha Bajaj, Human Rights Education: Theory, Research, Praxis:
- 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
Synonyms
editTranslations
edithaving the characteristics of a polemic
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Further reading
edit- “polemic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “polemic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French polémique.
Adjective
editpolemic m or n (feminine singular polemică, masculine plural polemici, feminine and neuter plural polemice)
Declension
editDeclension of polemic
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | polemic | polemică | polemici | polemice | ||
definite | polemicul | polemica | polemicii | polemicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | polemic | polemice | polemici | polemice | ||
definite | polemicului | polemicei | polemicilor | polemicelor |
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