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crosscurrent

noun

1 crosscurrent

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

synonyms: countercurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip.

2 crosscurrent

Actions counter to the main group activity:
— Political crosscurrents disrupted the conference.

synonym: countercurrent.


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