CROSSCURRENT
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
crosscurrent (plural crosscurrents)
(nautical) A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.
(by extension) A situation in which there are conflicting opinions.
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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