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Definition of undercurrent
1 : a current below the upper currents or surface
2 : a hidden opinion, feeling, or tendency often contrary to the one publicly shown
undercurrent
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Examples of undercurrent in a Sentence
You could be pulled under water by the dangerous undercurrents.
Recent Examples of undercurrent from the Web
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Deviousness and cruelty have always been an undercurrent of the online shooter.
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In fact, one of the unstated but most effective undercurrents in the film is the rapport between blacks and whites that underlies this historic concert.
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But the undercurrents of prep extended far beyond the mall stalwart: There were reimagined khaki silhouettes at Creatures of Comfort; sharp, plaid suiting at Rosie Assoulin; cool argyles at Marc Jacobs.
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But the juxtaposition of composers told you much about Rautavaara’s creative path, whose undercurrent of aching dissonance tells you spiritual revelation is not necessary pleasurable.
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The jarring undercurrent of what The New Yorker’s Emily Nussbaum called ‘go-girl defiance’ seems fundamentally at odds with Atwood’s depiction of near-numb surrender.
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By her side trots a slim Australian shepherd, whose eyes take in everything: people and places, to be sure, but also the invisible undercurrents of emotion, particularly of the woman who holds her leash.
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A beautiful undercurrent of loneliness permeates the work as all of the characters seem to be grasping at real relationships and failing, either due to circumstance or flaws in their person.
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There’s an undercurrent of country-rock and Americana edge to his adult-friendly pop and guitar rock, which is curiously matched with pristine, polished vocals reminiscent of James Blunt.
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First Known Use of undercurrent
1683
UNDERCURRENT Defined for English Language Learners
undercurrent
playDefinition of undercurrent for English Language Learners
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: a flow of water that moves below the surface of the ocean or a river
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: a hidden feeling or tendency that is usually different from the one that is easy to see or understand
UNDERCURRENT Defined for Kids
undercurrent
playDefinition of undercurrent for Students
1 : a flow of water that moves below the surface
2 : a hidden feeling or tendency often different from the one openly shown She sensed an undercurrent of dissatisfaction.
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