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noun a tendency underlying or at variance with the obvious or superficial significance of words, actions, etc.: Even in his friendliest remarks, one could sense an undercurrent of hostility.
a current, as of air or water, that flows below the upper currents or surface.
Origin of undercurrent First recorded in 1675–85; under- + current
Words nearby undercurrent undercool, undercount, undercover, undercrackers, undercroft, undercurrent , undercut, undercutter, underdaks, underdevelop, underdeveloped
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Example sentences from the Web for undercurrent His voice is quiet, melodic, and often tinged with an undercurrent of mirth.
Colm Toibin Describes The Creation Of His Quiet Masterpiece ‘Nora Webster’ | Jennie Yabroff| November 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The uproar shed light on the undercurrent of suspicion and distrust between the Obama and Clinton camps.
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The administration appears united behind Obama, but with an undercurrent of ambivalence that the president no doubt shares.
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The undercurrent was palpable: It could easily have been us.
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But the joy in the Land of Smiles is borne on an undercurrent of unease that could explode into bloody confrontation.
Thailand’s Shaky Revolution | Lennox Samuels| July 4, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Then, from an undercurrent of exhilaration, it occurred to her that she had never laughed so in all these years.
Tiverton Tales | Alice Brown
In Paderewski's playing as in his composition there is always an undercurrent deeply sad and weird.
Winning a Cause | John Gilbert Thompson and Inez Bigwood
Yet all the time he was conscious of an undercurrent of disconcerting thoughts.
The Hillman | E. Phillips Oppenheim
But there was within him an undercurrent of irritability, and at times he was moody and fretful.
The Lost Wagon | James Arthur Kjelgaard
As against all this, there is an undercurrent of depreciation of his stepdaughter among Borrow's biographers.
George Borrow and His Circle | Clement King Shorter
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British Dictionary definitions for undercurrent noun a current that is not apparent at the surface or lies beneath another current
an opinion, emotion, etc, lying beneath apparent feeling or meaning
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Words related to undercurrent atmosphere, undertow, intimation, hint, undertone, aura, murmur, sense, indication, feeling, tinge, overtone, inclination, crosscurrent, direction, trace, trend, insinuation, propensity, eddy