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undercurrent

UK /ˈʌndəkʌɹ(ə)nt/US /ˈʌndɚˌkʌɹənt/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

A current of water which flows under the surface, and often in a different direction from surface currents.
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(figurative) A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.
- The meeting was pervaded with an undercurrent of dread, as the managers tried not to admit that firings were looming.

verb1

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To flow under some surface.
- The latter are stoically steady, impervious to the nervousness that still continues to undercurrent the Stock Exchange generally, despite an all-round rally. — 1905

forms

undercurrented · undercurrenting · undercurrents

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