charge
2
9.7
- noun
- /tʃɑrdʒ/
- Specialized
- Left, right, revolutionary, conservative - have lost much of their meaning, though they have retained their emotional charge.
- emotional charge
- erotic charge
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Watch on YouTubeInstead of asking why, just ask where in the body do I sense a charge?
- Instead of asking why, just ask where in the body do I sense a charge?
Examples
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The effort exacted by this task is proportional to the emotional charge of the suppressed content.
Academic text (2003) -
As he spoke, he showed a tremendous amount of emotional charge as he told the story about the children in Africa.
Blog text (2) -
But to you will be left the greatest charge in all the world, the upbringing of our baby.
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On the other hand, the way he touches her still lacks a certain charge.
Fiction book (1991) -
And there is a moral charge to reduce and relieve the suffering of others.
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Many people feel a strong emotional charge when they listen to their favorite songs.
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The therapist explained how the emotional charge associated with past experiences can affect present behavior.
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Even small gestures can carry emotional charge, impacting relationships in significant ways.
Synonyms
1
9.9
A strong feeling that someone has for a person or idea
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
14
3.9
A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative
8
3.9
An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink
- Specialized
4
3.9
An electrical state when an object has fewer electrons than protons
- Specialized
4
4.1
A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon
- Specialized
2
6.2
A buildup of electricity on the surface of an object that does not let it move
- Formal
2
9.0
A diplomat who acts as head of an embassy when the ambassador is away
- Archaic
1
8.4
A small metal or plastic plate that people use like an early credit card to pay for goods
1
3.3
A fee paid for a plane landing, take-off, parking, or use of passenger areas at an airport
1
3.9
Money paid for putting equipment or services in place and making them ready
- Specialized
1
3.7
A regular payment that does not change when business changes, like rent or insurance
- Specialized
1
5.1
The total electric charge in a closed system stays the same
1
9.9
A mass attack, especially by Japanese soldiers in World War II, where they rush the enemy while shouting 'banzai'
- Specialized
1
6.7
An amount companies record each year as an expense to show equipment loses value
- Specialized
1
7.5
A payment plan that lets you keep owing money and pay over time
- Jargon
1
9.2
A soldier who stays on duty after hours to deal with problems and visitors
1
3.5
An amount of money residents pay regularly to cover shared building costs like cleaning and repairs
A way to buy now at a shop and pay later up to a set limit you can repay anytime
- Specialized
A machine that speeds up ions so they leave a hot gas called plasma after swapping electrons
- Archaic
A device that throws explosive charges into the sea to attack submarines from a ship
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Charge in psychology means the amount of emotional energy tied to an idea, and this uses the old sense of 'a load' or amount carried. So a charge here is how much feeling or energy someone gives to a thought or person.