Polemic

Noun

 * 1) A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
 * 2) An argument or controversy.

Synonyms

 * controversialist
 * disputant

Derived terms

 * polemical

Adjective

 * 1) Having the characteristics of a polemic.

Synonyms

 * polemical

Adjectives for Polemic
staunch; commonplace; bitter; ruthless.

Thesaurus
Kilkenny cats, Philadelphia lawyer, altercation, apologetics, apologia, apologist, apology, arguer, argufier, argument, argumentation, bicker, bickering, blood feud, brawl, broil, casuist, casuistry, cat-and-dog life, combat, conflict, contention, contentiousness, contest, contestation, controversialist, controversy, cut and thrust, debate, debater, defense, disceptator, disputant, disputation, dispute, donnybrook, donnybrook fair, embroilment, enmity, feud, fight, fighting, fliting, flyting, fracas, fuss, guardhouse lawyer, hassle, hostility, hubbub, imbroglio, litigation, logomacher, logomachist, logomachy, mooter, open quarrel, paper war, passage of arms, pilpulist, polemicist, polemics, polemist, quarrel, quarreling, quarrelsomeness, rhubarb, scrapping, set-to, sharp words, slanging match, snarl, spat, squabble, squabbling, strife, struggle, tiff, tussle, vendetta, verbal engagement, war, war of words, warfare, words, wrangle, wrangler, wrangling

Etymology
From polémique: <  πολεμικός: < πόλεμος:

Noun

 * Afrikaans:
 * Belarusian: палеміка
 * Czech: polemika
 * Danish:
 * Finnish: polemiikki
 * French:
 * German:
 * Icelandic: deilurit


 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: полемика
 * Polish: polemika
 * Russian: полемика
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: полеміка

Adjective

 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French: polémique
 * German:


 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: polemisk

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