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crosscurrent

American  
[kraws-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌkɜr ənt, -ˌkʌr-, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

  1. a current, as in a stream, moving across the main current.

  2. Often crosscurrents. a conflicting tendency or movement.

crosscurrent British  
/ ˈkrɒsˌkʌrənt /

noun

  1. a current in a river or sea flowing across another current

  2. a conflicting tendency moving counter to the usual trend

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Other Word Forms

  • crosscurrented adjective

Etymology

Origin of crosscurrent

First recorded in 1590–1600; cross- + current

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