transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈle-mik ]
noun
Etymology: French polémique, from Middle French, from polemique controversial, from Greek polemikos warlike, hostile, from polemos war; perhaps akin to Greek pelemizein to shake, Old English eal felo baleful
Date: 1638
1.
a. : an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
b. : the art or practice of disputation or controversy — usually used in plural but sing. or plural in constr.
2. : an aggressive controversialist : disputant
• po·lem·i·cist -ˈle-mə-sist noun