Vocabulary
polemisch
/poˈleːmɪʃ/· adjective
polemical, deliberately provocative
Argument by attack: sharp, one-sided and often unfair — the opposite of a sachlich contribution.
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- Komparativ
- polemischer
- Superlativ
- am polemischsten
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polemisch
polemical, provocative (in argument)
Der Kommentar ist bewusst polemisch formuliert.
The commentary is deliberately written in a polemical style.
Word family
polemischdie Polemikpolemic, polemicspolemisierento polemicise, to attack verballyder Polemiker / die Polemikerinpolemicist
Common combinations
- polemisch formuliertpolemically worded
- eine polemische Glossea polemical satirical column
- polemisch werdento turn polemical
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
provokantangriffslustigscharfzüngig
↔ Opposites
sachlichausgewogen
Real examples
- Bitte werden Sie nicht polemisch, Herr Wallner.Please don't get polemical, Mr Wallner.
- Die Glosse im Stadtmagazin war polemisch, aber witzig.The column in the city magazine was polemical but witty.
- Die Initiative wies die polemischen Angriffe zurück.The initiative rejected the polemical attacks.
