See polemic in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:
altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. (Informal) hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See conflict
adjective
Given to arguing:
argumentative, combative, contentious, disputatious, eristic, litigious, polemical, quarrelsome, scrappy. See conflict
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