polemic

Plural: polemics

Noun

• A controversial argument or statement.
• a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
• a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
• 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.

Adjective Satellite

• of or involving dispute or controversy

Adj

• Having the characteristics of a polemic.

Examples

• His Scrabble play of POLEMIC sparked a heated debate about obscure vocabulary, as usual.

Synonyms

polemical, polemicist, polemist, controversialist, disputant, harangue, philippic, rant, screed, tirade

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