undercurrent
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/ˈʌndəkʌɹ(ə)nt/
English
Definitions
noun
- A current of water which flows under the surface, and often in a different direction from surface currents.
- A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.“The meeting was pervaded with an undercurrent of dread, as the managers tried not to admit that firings were looming.”
verb
- To flow under some surface.
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subcurrentsubtextundertideundertonegroundswellbackdropimplicationbackgroundunderswellunderstreamunderwatersubterraindowncurrentupcurrentundersurfaceunderthoughtdive-under