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
Nkiru-Western African, Igbo
Eberardo-Spanish
Cyneburg-Anglo-Saxon
ZinniaZIN-ee-əEnglish (Rare)
Zsuzsi-Hungarian
VitÓRiavee-TAW-ryəPortuguese