crosscurrent

Noun

Meaning

actions counter to the main group activity

a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

overtone intimation rip inrush countercurrent undertone undertow undercurrent riptide millrace counterforce rip current defluxion impugnation tide rip

Hypernyms

strife turbulence turbulency

Examples

political crosscurrents disrupted the conference Source: Internet

Collaborating with Queens College Dance Program, the company will present a lineup for CrossCurrent V, featuring an upcoming work by Yin Mei, the coordinator of the program. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

crosscovariance crosscultural crossculturally crosscurricular crosscut crosscut handsaw