Undercurrent
Pronunciation : Un"der*cur`rent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. Totten.
2. 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. All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her. G. Eliot.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Un"der*cur`rent
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] "Undercurrent woe." Tennyson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913