crosscurrent

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noun

1. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
• Syn:
rip, riptide, tide rip, countercurrent
• Hypernyms:
turbulence, turbulency
2. actions counter to the main group activity
- political crosscurrents disrupted the conference
• Syn:
countercurrent
• Hypernyms:
strife