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Troublesome vs Polemic - What's the difference?

troublesome | polemic |

As adjectives the difference between troublesome and polemic

is that troublesome is giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome while polemic is having the characteristics of a polemic.

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.

troublesome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.
  • The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * untroublesome * nontroublesome

    polemic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * polemick (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * (person) controversialist, disputant * (strong verbal or written attack) harangue, screed, rant, tirade

    Derived terms

    * polemical * polemicist

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the characteristics of a polemic.
  • Synonyms

    * polemical

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