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Definition of charged adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

charged

adjective
 
/tʃɑːdʒd/
 
/tʃɑːrdʒd/
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  1. full of or causing strong feelings or opinions
    • a highly charged atmosphere
    • a politically charged issue
    • a culturally charged subject
    • charged with something The dialogue is charged with menace.
    Extra Examples
    • She had a highly charged emotional life.
    • The room was charged with hatred.
    • an emotionally charged atmosphere
  2. with an electric charge
    • The positively and negatively charged ions cause an electric field to form.
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