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charged

charged

5.1
Full of strong feeling that can make people react
  • adjective
  • /tʃɑrdʒd/
translation icon : cargado de emoción
  • The debate was incredibly charged, with strong opinions expressed on both sides.

But yeah, you're, you're charged up enough to say the least.

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Examples

  • The the racially charged comments about you.

  • And with things that that, you know, I think our language is charged with a lot of connotation.

  • And that is one of the reasons that we have a less highly charged society.

  • And he came and I remember he was like, I'm so charged, so charged.

  • The words are The world is charged with the grandeur of God.

  • And I, I want to combat that with a, a positive and charged youthful energy.

  • And that's why when you smell something that was emotionally charged to you, right?

  • Why do people get so emotionally charged about what you call the cult of Andrew Tate?

  • But yeah, you're, you're charged up enough to say the least.

  • And now that's, that's like a modally charged way of putting it.

Synonyms

intense
vscharged
573 3.7

A very strong feeling or quality you feel deeply

is about being emotionally full and likely to provoke reactions
emotional
vscharged
535 2.1

Showing strong feelings that are easy to see

is about being deeply filled with emotion and likely to cause strong reactions
electric
vscharged
142 4.1

Full of strong excitement and emotion

is similar but can include tension or negative reactions not only thrill
fraught
vscharged
41 7.0

Full of worry, danger, or strong feelings

is similar but not limited to negative tones and covers broader emotions
supercharged
vscharged
1 6.2

Full of strong emotion, often exciting or tense

is strong but less extreme and more general
aroused
vscharged
5.6

Feeling excited in a strong emotional or physical way

is broader covering both internal states and external tension that provoke others

Antonyms

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

Compounds

A battery or device that has all the electricity it can hold

positively charged
  • Specialized
2 5.1

Having more positive than negative electric particles

negatively charged
  • Specialized
2 4.6

A particle or object that has more electrons than protons

How Charged

explosive
233 4.6
volatile
77 7.0
charged
5.1
tense
310 3.6
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

charged positive

Morphology

charged = charge (semi-transparent) = charge + ed

Derived from 'charge' + -ed with a figurative extension 'filled with emotion'; formation is clear but the figurative shift may not be fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

Charged comes from the old verb charge, which could mean 'to load' or 'to attack'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of a battle 'charge' bringing strong force, so a charged situation is full of strong emotion or tension.