1
: possessing or showing strong emotion
attacked the author in a highly charged review
2
: capable of arousing strong emotion
a politically charged subject
3
: having an amount of electricity
charged particles
Examples of charged in a Sentence
The singer gave an emotionally charged interview.
an abstract expressionist who uses a palette of charged colors to great effect
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Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
It is made all the more charged, though, because of what this team means in a cultural one.
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Rory Smith,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for charged
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“Charged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charged. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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charged
adjective
: showing or able to cause strong feelings
an emotionally charged subject
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