An aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another.
1. [count] : a strong written or spoken attack against someone else's opinions, beliefs, practices, etc. Her book is a fierce polemic against the inequalities in our society. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. 2. polemics [plural] : the art or practice of using language to defend or harshly criticize something or someone.  polemic. noun po·lem·ic \pə-ˈle-mik\. Tweet. : a strong written or spoken attack against someone else's opinions, beliefs, practices, etc. polemics: the art or practice of using language to defend or harshly criticize something or someone. Definition of POLEMICAL. 1. : of, relating to, or being a polemic: controversial. 2. : engaged in or addicted to polemics: disputatious. — po·lem·i·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb.  Use polemic in a sentence. LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. Polemic is a controversy, debate or dispute, or a person who is inclined to argue. 1  A written attack on a political decision is an example of a polemic. 2  A person who argues about science or religion or about how science and religion intersect is an example of a polemic.  Full Definition of POLEMIC. 1. a: an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another b: the art or practice of disputation or controversy —usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction. 2. : an aggressive controversialist: disputant. : a strong written or spoken attack against someone else's opinions, beliefs, practices, etc. polemics: the art or practice of using language to defend or harshly criticize something or someone. › a ​piece of writing or a ​speech in which a ​person ​argues forcefully for or against someone or something. polemical adjective us /pəˈlem·ɪ·kəl/ › fml a ​series of polemical ​essays. adjective us /pəˈlem·ɪ·kəl/. (Definition of polemic from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press). › 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. polemical adjective uk us /-ɪ.kəl/ › a polemical ​essay. polemic. adj. 1. of or involving dispute or controversy. n. 2. an argument or controversy, esp over a doctrine, belief, etc. polemic. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle. Adj. 1. polemic-of or involving dispute or controversy. polemical. controversial-marked by or capable of arousing controversy; the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial; Rushdie's controversial book; a controversial decision on affirmative action. polemic. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle. [syn: polemicist, polemist, polemic]2. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); ADJECTIVE (1)1. of or involving dispute or controversy; [syn: polemic, polemical] The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:Polemic \Po*lemic\, a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a polemic discourse or essay; polemic theology. [1913 Webster] 2. Engaged in, or addicted to, polemics, or to controversy; disputations; as, a polemic writer. --South.
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