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crosscurrent

[kraws-kur-uh nt, -kuhr-, kros-]
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noun
  1. a current, as in a stream, moving across the main current.
  2. Often crosscurrents. a conflicting tendency or movement.
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Origin of crosscurrent

First recorded in 1590–1600; cross- + current
Related formscross·cur·rent·ed, adjective
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Related Words for crosscurrent

atmosphere, undertow, intimation, hint, undertone, aura, murmur, sense, indication, feeling, tinge, overtone, inclination, crosscurrent, direction, trace, trend, insinuation, propensity, eddy
British Dictionary definitions for crosscurrent

crosscurrent

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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