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undercurrent

Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəkʌr(ə)nt/

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Definition of undercurrent

noun

  • 1a current of water below the surface and moving in a different direction from any surface current.
  • 2an underlying feeling or influence, especially one that is contrary to the prevailing atmosphere and is not expressed openly:racial undercurrents

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