Definitions of charged
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of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge“charged particles”“a charged battery”
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Synonyms:
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hot, live
charged or energized with electricity
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electronegative, negative, negatively charged
having a negative charge
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electropositive, positive, positively charged
having a positive charge
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polar
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
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uncharged
of a particle or body or system; having no charge
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electroneutral, neutral
having no net electric charge
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dead, drained
drained of electric charge; discharged
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hot, live
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fraught with great emotion“an atmosphere charged with excitement”“an emotionally charged speech”
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supercharged
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emotional
of more than usual emotion
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emotional
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capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy
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provocative
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
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provocative
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supplied with carbon dioxide
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synonyms:
aerated
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effervescent
(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
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effervescent
Pronunciation
US
/tʃɑrdʒd/
UK
/tʃɑdʒd/
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