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- Dictionarypolemic/pəˈlɛmɪk/
noun
- 1. a speech or piece of writing expressing a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something: "his polemic against the cultural relativism of the Sixties" Similar
adjective
- 1. expressing or constituting a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something; polemical: "unashamedly polemic writing"
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The meaning of POLEMIC is an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another. How to use polemic in a sentence. Did you know?
a piece of writing or a speech in which a person strongly attacks or defends a particular opinion, person, idea, or set of beliefs: She has published a fierce anti-war polemic. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Debate & discussion.
Polemic definition: a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.. See examples of POLEMIC used in a sentence.
POLEMIC meaning: 1. a piece of writing or a speech in which a person strongly attacks or defends a particular…. Learn more.
A polemic is something that stirs up controversy by having a negative opinion, usually aimed at a particular group. A piece of writing can be a polemic, as long as it gets someone's goat.
POLEMICAL definition: 1. (of a piece of writing or a speech) strongly attacking or defending a particular opinion…. Learn more.
A polemic is a very strong written or spoken attack on, or defence of, a particular belief or opinion.
Definition of polemic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Polemic (/ pəˈlɛmɪk / pə-LEHM-ick, US also /- ˈlimɪk / -LEEM-ick) is contentious rhetoric intended to support a specific position by forthright claims and to undermine the opposing position. The practice of such argumentation is called polemics, which are seen in arguments on controversial topics.
n. 1. A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine. 2. A person engaged in or inclined to controversy, argument, or refutation. adj. also po·lem·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) Of or relating to a controversy, argument, or refutation.
