charged

[chahrjd]

adjective

1. intense; impassioned.

   an emotionally charged speech.

2. fraught with emotion.

   the charged atmosphere of the room.

3. capable of producing violent emotion, arousing controversy, etc..

   the highly charged issue of birth control.

4. Electricity.,  pertaining to a particle, body, or system possessing a net amount of positive or negative electric charge.

Other Word Forms

• well-charged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of charged¹

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

Example Sentences

And then a dose of tax cuts—above all on the stamp duty charged on house purchases, but also on a form of premises tax paid by businesses, among others.

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Security forces charged at protesters with armoured vehicles, firing tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds that gathered on Thursday near Lake Anosy and started marching towards the Ambohijatovo Gardens, AFP reporters saw.

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He has been charged with the following offences:

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Starmer, who himself is a former chief prosecutor, said that the case hinged on how the U.K. defined China under the previous Conservative government in 2024, when Cash and Berry were charged.

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After his second arrest later that month, he was charged with "conspiracy and criminal association".

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Related Words

• emotional 
• fraught 
• intense