/ ˈleɪdn; NAmE / adjective laden (with sth)
1.
heavily loaded with sth :
passengers laden with luggage
The trees were laden with apples.
a heavily / fully laden truck
—compare unladen
2.
( literary ) full of sth, especially sth unpleasant :
His voice was soft, yet laden with threat.
3.
-laden used to form adjectives showing that sth is full of, or loaded with, the thing mentioned :
calorie-laden cream cakes
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: past participle of lade put cargo on a ship .