loaded question

Idioms  

1. A question heavy with meaning or emotional impact, as in When he inquired after Helen's ex-husband, that was a loaded question. This term employs loaded in the sense of “charged with hidden implication.” [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

It boils down to a single, loaded question: Is BTS straying too far from K-pop in trying to woo the world?

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Couple that with the flood of mis-and-disinformation on social media, and “to post or not to post” becomes an extremely loaded question.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2023

Ah, a nice, loaded question from one of my favorite Twitter followers.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023

By daring to create a “post-apocalyptic show about joy,” Somerville suggests the answer to a loaded question.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2022

“That’s a loaded question and you know it, sir! I’m so sick of this moral double-dealing I could—” He had stung her, and she had shown him she felt it.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee