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
Yu-Chinese
Elpidio-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Obadiaho-bə-DIE-ə (English)Biblical
Rufus['ru:fəs]
Abubakar-Western African
Luitger-German (Archaic)