Polemic vs Controversial - What's the difference?
polemic | controversial |
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.
Arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions.
* (rfdate) Macaulay:
As adjectives the difference between polemic and controversial
is that polemic is having the characteristics of a polemic while controversial is arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions.As a noun 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.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
* *Anagrams
*controversial
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Whole libraries of controversial books.