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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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polemic. noun [ C ] formal uk / pəˈlem.ɪk / us / pəˈlem.ɪk / Add to word list. 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. agent provocateur. agora.
Polemic, which traces back ultimately to the Greek word for war, polemos, is the word you want to refer specifically to an aggressive attack on someone’s ideas or principles. Someone who is cheesed off because they don’t like cheese, for example, wouldn’t write a polemic about it.
polemic. noun [ C ] formal us / pəˈlem.ɪk / uk / pəˈlem.ɪk / Add to word list. 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. agent provocateur. agora.
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. ...a polemic against the danger of secret societies. The book is both a history and a passionate polemic for tolerance.
Definition of polemic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Polemic definition: a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.. See examples of POLEMIC used in a sentence.
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.
POLEMIC meaning: 1 : a strong written or spoken attack against someone else's opinions, beliefs, practices, etc.; 2 : the art or practice of using language to defend or harshly criticize something or someone.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use polemic in a sentence Grizzard said he knew early on that the study might be received as polemic .
