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.

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

Example sentences from the Web for charged

The mother, Emily Kruse, was charged with obstructing justice and intimidating a witness.
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
That is why I visited my relatives in Iran in 2011, when I was unjustly arrested and charged with espionage.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike|IranWire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 2011, he was arrested while visiting his grandmother in Iran, charged with espionage, and sentenced to death.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike|IranWire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It could convey so much, could be so tender and beseeching, so charged with deepest sadness, so musical always.
Jan and Her Job|L. Allen Harker
They could as easily have charged you overweight as underweight.
Uncle Sam Detective|William Atherton Du Puy
Jimmy, guided by Beth, swept along the village street, charged the short hill to the vicarage gate and pulled up before the door.
The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham
I was lying next to you, and I will swear that you brought down eight of them with your rifle, before they charged.
Through Three Campaigns|G. A. Henty
The Borderers had many faults, but certainly they cannot be charged with having had short memories!
Border Raids and Reivers|Robert Borland