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

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

A: This is a loaded question if ever there was one.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023

But the answer to the loaded question doesn’t come right away.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022

This loaded question is the reason I didn’t want anyone to know I was dying.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera