Thesaurus: undercurrent

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1. n. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface.
2. n. 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.
3. a. Running beneath the surface; hidden.
4. n. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
5. n. a current below the surface of a fluid
6. 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. Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] "Undercurrent woe." Tennyson.
7. Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] "Undercurrent woe."Tennyson.
8. n:100 n a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning n a current below the surface of a fluid