CHARGED Definition & Meaning

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charged

[ chahrjd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

intense; impassioned:
an emotionally charged speech.
fraught with emotion:
the charged atmosphere of the room.
capable of producing violent emotion, arousing controversy, etc.:
the highly charged issue of birth control.
Electricity. pertaining to a particle, body, or system possessing a net amount of positive or negative electric charge.

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Origin of charged¹

1275–1325; Middle English, for sense “laden, filled”; 1785–95 charged fordef 1; charge, -ed ²

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