crosscurrent
noun
- a current flowing at an angle to the main current
- an opposing opinion, influence, or tendency
See crosscurrent in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(krôsˈkûrˌənt, -kŭrˌ-, krŏsˈ-)
noun- A current flowing across another current.
- A conflicting tendency, inclination, or movement: a crosscurrent of dissent; sociopolitical crosscurrents.
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