polemic
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
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- author hypernym
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- polemic derivation
Sense 2 adjective
of or involving dispute or controversy
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- polemic derivation
- polemic derivation
- controversial similar to
Sense 3 noun
a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
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- controversy hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | polemic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | author |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | polemic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | polemic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | controversial |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | polemize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | polemic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | controversy |