loaded language
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈloʊdɪd ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
- Literature
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- His loaded language reflects the Crown's concern for the continued control of the colonies and the increasing costs of such control when faced with rebellion.
If you start using loaded language about clown lol you know that stuff, I just block you because I I can't afford to have that person in my head.
- If you start using loaded language about clown lol you know that stuff, I just block you because I I can't afford to have that person in my head.
Examples
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The advertisement relied on loaded language to evoke fear and persuade customers to buy the product.
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If you start using loaded language about clown lol you know that stuff, I just block you because I I can't afford to have that person in my head.
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The use of emotionally loaded language obscures more than it clarifies.
Blog text (6) -
Alternatively, the groups can identify emotionally loaded language and other techniques aimed at convincing the audience to perceive the event in a certain way.
Academic text (1995) -
Using such emotionally loaded language designed to provoke fear is the mark of a true antivaccine nut.
Blog text (10) -
Bode and Perez (1995, 16-17) have suggested that students be taught to "avoid emotionally loaded language" and to "allow and encourage diversity of views."
Academic text (1998) -
The How to Tell the Difference criteria cover a wide range of considerations, from the names given to indigenous peoples in picture books and stereotypical and generic portrayals to loaded language and portrayals of success relative to a normative standard.
Academic text (2014) -
It betrays prejudices she holds, which she likely hasn't thought much about (otherwise, as a seasoned blogger, she would avoid using loaded language such as that).
Blog text (4) -
The speaker's use of loaded language stirred strong emotions among the audience during the debate.
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Journalists should be careful not to use loaded language that could bias readers against a particular viewpoint.
Synonyms
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Words that sound impressive but have little real meaning
A way of speaking that uses strong emotional words to influence people's feelings instead of facts
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'loaded' (filled/charged) with 'language' (words), so a B1 learner who knows 'loaded' can plausibly infer 'language charged with strong connotations' and understand the general idea. However, the specific persuasive/manipulative nuance and conventional use of the collocation are not fully predictable from the parts alone, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
The term loaded language comes from the picture of words being loaded like a gun or a heavy bag, full of strong feeling that can push people to react. That's why it means words used to 'influence' or 'manipulate' people's opinions.