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undercurrent |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, a. Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] ``Undercurrent woe.'' --Tennyson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, n. 1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. --Totten. 2. Hence figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or the like in a direction contrary to what is publicly shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as a strong undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner. All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her --G. Eliot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: undercurrent n 1: subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning [syn: {undertone}] 2: a current below the surface of a fluid [syn: {undertide}]
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