English Dictionary: undercurrent | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, a. Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] [bd]Undercurrent woe.[b8] --Tennyson. |