Question 1 · Quick check
polemic
CEFRC2
/pəˈlɛmɪk/
noun · adjective
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A strong written or spoken attack on an opinion or idea.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
Examples
I find that this discussion takes place with too much polemic and not enough respect.
This polemic is futile!
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /pəˈliːmɪk/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAn argument or controversy.
A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
adjective
Extra meaningHaving the characteristics of a polemic.
More examples
In contextTo explain some of these challenges, it is useful to take a brief and polemic look at the one area that is perhaps most fundamentally affected by the new conditions: the workplace.
A fourth hindrance is by some held to be, that many of our polemic publications are too polemic. Some hold that we should urge the simple Gospel, and make no attack on Hinduism or Muhammadanism .
Using a rather polemic tone, Mutua (2002) argues that interpretations of human rights are not neutral but very much embedded in cultural and political assumptions
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Origin
noun
From French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”). By surface analysis, polem- + -ic.