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



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