loaded question



loaded question

A question heavy with meaning or emotional impact, as in When he inquired after Helen's ex-husband, that was a loaded question. This term employs loaded in the sense of "charged with hidden implication." [Mid-1900s]
See also: loaded, question

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BlankaBLAHN-kah (Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian), BLAWN-kaw (Hungarian)Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian
Annas['ænəs]
Besnik-Albanian
Padrig-Welsh, Breton
DanteDAHN-teItalian
Thu-Vietnamese