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subcurrent
[ suhb-kur-uhnt, -kuhr- ]
noun
- a not clearly revealed or formulated direction of thought, intention, action, etc., underlying what is manifested:
His words, though ostensibly friendly, betrayed a subcurrent of hostility.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subcurrent1
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Example Sentences
A place where subcurrents of pain are metabolized, and from which erotic desire and creativity supposedly spring.
From Nautilus
The old myth of age to youth and the subcurrent of sin with its stalking, laughing, subtle Mephistopheles.
From Project Gutenberg
There was a subcurrent of excitement in her voice, and the night seemed to grow more still as she went on speaking.
From Project Gutenberg
She talked volubly, and with just that pitch in her voice that betrays a subcurrent of excitement.
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