undercurrent
IPA: ˈʌndɝkɝʌnt
noun
- A current of water which flows under the surface, and often in a different direction from surface currents.
- (figuratively) A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.
verb
- (transitive, also figuratively) To flow under some surface.
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Examples of "undercurrent" in Sentences
- What he calls an "undercurrent of acceptability," however, persists that enables drunk driving.
- But as the incidents escalate in both number and consequence, it soon becomes apparent that a darker undercurrent is stirring within the school.
- He has called for people, kids and adults alike, to redouble efforts to fight what he calls an "undercurrent of acceptability" for drunk driving.
- The most important undercurrent is the Equatorial Undercurrent that flows from the west, producing upwellings of cool water rich in nutrients near western shores.
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