Meaning & use
charged
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Filled with intense emotion or tension, or formally accused of a crime.
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The room fell silent, the atmosphere suddenly charged with tension.
He was charged with theft after the security footage was reviewed.
A note on using this word
Context determines the sense: "emotionally charged" describes tension, while "charged with" a crime is a legal usage; a third technical sense describes an object carrying electric charge.
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2. adjective
Carrying an electric charge.
A charged particle will move when placed in an electric field.
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