UNDERCURRENTS
Noun
undercurrents
plural of undercurrent.
Verb
undercurrents
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of undercurrent
Source: Wiktionary
UNDERCURRENT
Un"der*cur`rent, n.
1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a
contrary direction to that on the surface. Totten.
2. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or the like,
in a direction contrary to what is publicly shown; an unseen
influence or tendency; as, a strong undercurrent of sentiment in
favor of a prisoner.
All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her. G. Eliot.
Un"der*cur`rent, a.
Definition: Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] "Undercurrent woe."
Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition