meaning of polemic
Full Definition of POLEMIC. 1. a: an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another b: the art or practice of disputation or controversy âusually used in plural but singular or plural in construction.2. : an aggressive controversialist: disputant. a strong written or spoken attack against someone else's opinions, beliefs, practices, etc. polemics: the art or practice of using language to defend or harshly criticize something or someone.