eristic
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
Types & categories
- person hypernym
- contester hyponym
- accuser hyponym
- debater hyponym
- denier hyponym
- hairsplitter hyponym
- logomach hyponym
- obstructor hyponym
- quarreler hyponym
- reformer hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments
Related & opposite
- eristic derivation
- eristic derivation
- argumentative similar to
Sense 3 noun
the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
Types & categories
- artistry hypernym
Related & opposite
- eristic derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | quarrel |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | eristic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contester |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accuser |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | debater |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | denier |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hairsplitter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | logomach |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | obstructor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quarreler |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reformer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | eristic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | eristic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | argumentative |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | eristic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | artistry |