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What is an example of a loaded word? |
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A word that has significant connotations beyond its base meaning. (denotation)
For instance the word homicide. It simply means that a person killed another person. It can mean that a police officer killed somebody in the process of his duty but when people hear the word they automatically think that it was an illegal killing.
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