Undercurrent

noun

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounA current of water which flows under the surface, and often in a different direction from surface currents.

2.nounA 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."

3.verbTo flow under some surface.

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