Words / B2

LOHD-id/ˈləʊdɪd/

Loaded means carrying a load, biased (a loaded question), or informally very rich: a loaded question; a loaded van. Biased is the research twin; laden is close for physical weight. A loaded survey item still leads the respondent. Mix-up: load is the noun/verb (already in the dictionary). Do not call a difficult question loaded unless it pushes an answer.

Meaning

Carrying a load; also biased (a loaded question) or very rich (informal).

Examples

• “A loaded question in the survey still counts as leading the respondent.”
• “The van was loaded with costumes, which is the physical sense.”

Good to know

a loaded question / dice; loaded with. Research: biased / leading. Trap: load. Methods, news, and DT. Weighted or unfair, not merely “hard”.

Near in meaning

biased

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