polemic

English Thesaurus

1. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt,
definition	:	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement (noun.communication)

2. a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	author, writer,
definition	:	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person)

3. of or involving dispute or controversy (adj.all)

similar	:	controversial,
definition	:	marked by or capable of arousing controversy (adj.all)

4. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize,
definition	:	engage in a controversy (verb.communication)

derivation	:	polemic, polemical, polemic, polemical,
definition	:	of or involving dispute or controversy (adj.all)

5. of or involving dispute or controversy (adj.all)

derivation	:	polemic,
definition	:	a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	polemic, polemicist, polemist,
definition	:	a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) (noun.person)

6. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize,
definition	:	engage in a controversy (verb.communication)

derivation	:	polemic, polemical, polemic, polemical,
definition	:	of or involving dispute or controversy (adj.all)

7. of or involving dispute or controversy (adj.all)

derivation	:	polemic,
definition	:	a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	polemic, polemicist, polemist,
definition	:	a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) (noun.person)