charged

[ chahrjd ]

/ tʃɑrdʒd /

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adjective

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 charged

1275–1325; Middle English, for sense “laden, filled”; 1785–95 for def. 1; see charge, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM charged

well-charged, adjective

Words nearby charged

charge-cap, charge card, charge carrier, charge conjugation, charge-coupled device, charged, chargé d'affaires, charge density, charged particle, charge, electrical, chargeful

How to use charged in a sentence

This lay the final groundwork for charged particles and magnetism.
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That process creates a mix of charged and neutral particles, including electrons and ions, that can produce reactive species of nitrogen and oxygen.
Cold plasma could transform the sustainable farms of the future|Stephen Ornes|September 8, 2021|Science News
Put salt in water, and its sodium and chlorine will dissolve into water and become charged ions.
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The sheriff charged them with truancy, and then he and his officers ran them out of town.
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The mother, Emily Kruse, was charged with obstructing justice and intimidating a witness.
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The father, Jean Paul Kruse, was later charged with rape and sexual abuse.
Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking|Tina Traster|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Passengers were asked to make sure their phones and other devices were charged so that they could be switched on for inspection.
A Gift to the Jihadis: The Unseen Airport Security Threat|Clive Irving|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The attack in which Murray is charged has been front-page news in New York for almost a week.
The High-Priced Union Rep Charged With Attacking a Cop|Jacob Siegel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
In the remembrance of them her expression and her attitude became charged with more definite meaning.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
No guilt was charged against any one, although the wounded man said that he conjectured that it was Captain Silvestre de Aybar.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Black Sheep was sent to the drawing-room and charged into a solid tea-table laden with china.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling