Undercurrent
['ʌndəkʌr(ə)nt] or ['ʌndɚ'kɝənt]
Definition
(n.) A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface.
(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.
(a.) Running beneath the surface; hidden.
Typist: Wanda
Definition
n. a current under the surface of the water: any influence or feeling not apparent on the surface.—adj. running below or unseen.
Inputed by Chris
Examples
- They had their undercurrent of fables and superstitions, their phases of fear and abjection and sacrificial fury. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- With all his cruel ferocity and coldness there was an undercurrent of something in Tars Tarkas which he seemed ever battling to subdue. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- He did not observe her approach, and she stood close to him, and heard his undercurrent of song. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- This undercurrent of thought, often soothed me amidst distress, and even agony. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Inputed by Leonard