charged

American  

[chahrjd] / tʃɑrdʒd /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• well-charged
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of charged

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

Example Sentences

Charged in June 2025, Mudryk was subsequently handed the maximum four‑year ban by the FA, according to a spokesperson for the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the highest legal authority in sport.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Charged over the award of infrastructure contracts, Balluku has rejected the accusations by prosecutors.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Charged with passing secrets for $65,000 in cash and gold, Miller became the first FBI agent to be tried for espionage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Brown drank three of the Charged Lemonade at a local Panera on October 9 before suffering a fatal cardiac arrest while walking home, according to the suit.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

Charged with picketing for better hours and working conditions at a cotton mill in Newnan, Georgia, sixteen women and one hundred and twelve men were imprisoned.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

Related Words

• emotional
• fraught
• intense