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    polemic
    /pəˈlɛmɪk/

    noun

    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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  2. A polemic is a piece of writing or a speech in which a person strongly attacks or defends a particular opinion, person, idea, or set of beliefs. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of polemic, and see examples and translations in different languages.

  3. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of polemic, a word for an aggressive attack on someone's ideas or principles. See examples of polemic in sentences and related words and articles.

  4. A polemic is a piece of writing or a speech in which a person strongly attacks or defends a particular opinion, person, idea, or set of beliefs. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of polemic, and see examples and translations in different languages.

  5. A polemic is a controversial argument or controversy, often over a doctrine, belief, or opinion. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of this word from Dictionary.com.

  6. A polemic is a strong argument or attack on a belief or opinion, or the skill of doing so. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.

  7. 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.

  8. A polemic is a speech or a piece of writing that argues very strongly for or against something/somebody. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see example sentences and find synonyms in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.