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
Raya-Bulgarian
JosYAWSDutch
Maricruz-Spanish
EdvardED-vahrd (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Czech, Armenian
Minakshi-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
JosesJO-seez (English)Biblical