COUNTERCURRENT
countercurrent, crosscurrent
(noun) actions counter to the main group activity; “political crosscurrents disrupted the conference”
rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent
(noun) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
countercurrent (plural countercurrents)
A current that flows against the prevailing one.
Adjective
countercurrent (not comparable)
Running in an opposite direction.
Source: Wiktionary
Coun"ter*cur`rent (koun"tr-kr`-rent), a.
Definition: Running in an opposite direction.
Coun"ter*cur`rent, n.
Definition: A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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