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US
/ˈtʃɑɹdʒd/
]
[ UK /tʃˈɑːdʒd/ ]
[ UK /tʃˈɑːdʒd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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fraught with great emotion
an atmosphere charged with excitement
an emotionally charged speech -
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
a charged battery
charged particles - supplied with carbon dioxide
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capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy
the highly charged issue of abortion
How To Use charged In A Sentence
- Three healthcare assistants have been charged after an investigation into the alleged abuse of elderly hospital patients. Times, Sunday Times
- You know, a couple of weeks ago, I was charged with what they call a presidential decision, and that's picking a running mate. CNN Transcript - Special Event: Bush Campaign Holds Rally in Bartlett, Tennessee - August 18, 2000
- On the second, he charged to the net and put away a backhand volley to keep his hopes alive.
- She suffered minor smoke inhalation and was discharged from hospital last night. The Sun
- One Saudi national was held for 119 days before being charged.
- The members of the jury were discharged from their duties.
- The dangers for girls were especially acute: “It is estimated that two-thirds of the girls who appear before the Court charged with immorality owe their misfortune to influences derived directly from the movies, either from the pictures themselves or in the ‘picking up’ of male acquaintances at the theatre!” A Renegade History of the United States
- She is charged with the task of ensuring the government's lifelong learning plans make sense to the public.
- Most of the 12 who have been charged so far are current or former members of political parties currently in opposition. Times, Sunday Times
- In contrast, a fixed rate mortgage has a constant rate of interest which is charged over a specified period.