laden
- adjective
- /ˈleɪdən/
- The atmosphere at the funeral was heavily laden with grief and sorrow.
- value-laden
- emotion-laden
- anxiety-laden
And the agendas are not as they're described in these more fear laden kinds of descriptions.
- And the agendas are not as they're described in these more fear laden kinds of descriptions.
- So even though you're thinking mind gets to a place where you know that they're shady, betrayal laden behavior, it's all about them.
- Again, deeply wired, emotionally laden neural structures that were all born with in animals, we would call them instincts.
- However, relationships with narcissistic folks are double standard laden blood sport for them.
- Another word for this that, you know, people have used that's much more morally laden is, is perversity.
- We just made it up, you know, so we don't there's a double standard we with with with moral truth and ethical truth and value laden truth.
Examples
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But here a major distinction is called for, laden with moral and political consequences.
Academic text (1998) -
Once you go to those things that are heavily value laden, then the set itself loses credibility as objective.
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Thus, events in 1930s Europe were laden with more than just academic interest.
Academic text (1993) -
In particular, the social activity around rugby was laden with sexist rituals and songs.
Academic text (1996) -
Each scene that the painters will produce of some moment in the life of Christ is itself laden with symbolism.
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Television drama is full of value-laden scenes; a moral theme or lesson is often presented.
Academic text (1994) -
Are we weak and heavy-laden Cumbered with a load of care?
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We're stuck for now with an anemic and debt-laden economy that may muddle along for years.
Academic text (2011) -
After the argument, she felt laden with guilt and regret for her words.
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The project is laden with challenges that make it difficult to complete on time.
Synonyms
Causing strong sadness or a feeling of burden
Carrying heavy things or having serious worries that make you feel tired
Feeling very sorry and upset because you did something wrong
To have something bad or unwanted that causes problems
Having too much work or responsibility to manage
Feeling very sad and weighed down inside
Weighed down by worry or responsibility
Made heavy and hard to move or feeling very tired
Full of worry and sadness because of problems
Having an unwanted duty or problem you must deal with
Feeling very sad and down
Antonyms
Compounds
How Burdened
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Laden comes from the old English verb hladan 'to load', and we use it for feelings too — if someone is 'laden with guilt' they are mentally 'loaded' or weighed down by that feeling.