Polemic vs Aspersion - What's the difference?
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A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
An argument or controversy.
(senseid)A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon… .
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(label) A sprinkling of .
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As nouns the difference between polemic and aspersion
is that polemic is a person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant while aspersion is an attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon… .As an adjective polemic
is having the characteristics of a polemic.polemic
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Alternative forms
* polemick (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (person) controversialist, disputant * (strong verbal or written attack) harangue, screed, rant, tiradeDerived terms
* polemical * polemicistSynonyms
* polemicalExternal links
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*aspersion
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Noun
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- All sanctimonious ceremonies may
- With full and holy rite be minister'd,
- No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall
- To make this contract grow; but barren hate [...]