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
Xenia-Greek, Ancient Greek
Colin (2)KAHL-inEnglish
TilTILDutch, Limburgish
Yehu'-Biblical Hebrew
Lucila-Spanish
Abdulah-Bosnian