A loaded word is a word that not only informs but also caries some emotion with it, such as condemning, exciting, praising. In the statement above the loaded word is "crushing" - it makes a qualitative statement about the defeat: it was a very definite defeat.
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The connotation of the common use of "dialect" is that it is used to describe or characterize a specific group of people. Thank you for posting your question. I hope this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.
