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loaded question

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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But it was a lovely question: Where does that leave Kenneth J. Malone?

From Out Like a Light by Freas, Kelly

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