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



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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