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polémique — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • controversial adjective Causing or likely to cause strong disagreement or public debate.
  • controversy noun Public disagreement or debate, often heated, about a particular issue.
  • flame noun The visible, glowing part of a fire.
  • issue noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.

Senses

polémique is used for these senses in English:

  • controversial Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
  • controversy A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
  • flame (Internet, somewhat, dated) An aggressively insulting criticism or remark.
  • flame war (Internet, dated) An argument consisting entirely or largely of flames by various parties that serve only to escalate the dispute.
  • issue (law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.
  • polemic Having the characteristics of a polemic.
  • polemic A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

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