1. of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge (Freq. 7) - charged particles - a charged battery • Ant: uncharged • Similar to: hot, live, negative, electronegative, negatively charged, positive, electropositive, positively charged, polar 2. fraught with great emotion (Freq. 1) - an atmosphere charged with excitement - an emotionally charged speech • Syn: supercharged • Similar to: emotional 3. supplied with carbon dioxide • Syn: aerated • Similar to: effervescent 4. capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy - the highly charged issue of abortion • Similar to: provocative
