argument ad hominem

== English == === Etymology === Ellipsis of the Latin expression argumentum ad hominem (“argument at the person”). It can also mean attacking the messenger. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ad hominem (plural ad hominems) Ellipsis of argumentum ad hominem: A fallacious objection to an argument or factual claim by appealing to a characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim; an attempt to argue against an opponent's idea by discrediting the opponent themselves. (informal) A personal attack. (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Antonyms ==== ad verecundiam (see Wikipedia:Argument from authority) appeal to authority ipse dixit ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === ad hominem (not comparable) Of or relating to this kind of fallacious objection. ==== Collocations ==== === Adverb === ad hominem (not comparable) In an ad hominem manner. === References === === Further reading === “ad hominem”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “ad hominem”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “ad hominem”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “ad hominem”, in Collins English Dictionary. “ad hominem” (US) / “ad hominem” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad hominem === Phrase === ad hominem ad hominem === Further reading === “ad hominem”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad hominem. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === ad hominem (invariable) (of an argument) ad hominem (being a personal attack) === Adverb === ad hominem (not comparable) in an ad hominem manner === Further reading === “ad hominem”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ad hominem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Adjective === ad hominem (invariable) ad hominem === Adverb === ad hominem (Can we verify(+) this sense?) ad hominem === Further reading === “ad hominem”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025