English noun: countercurrent | |||
1. | countercurrent (event) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current | ||
Synonyms | crosscurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip | ||
Broader (hypernym) | turbulence, turbulency | ||
2. | countercurrent (act) actions counter to the main group activity | ||
Samples | Political crosscurrents disrupted the conference. | ||
Synonyms | crosscurrent | ||
Broader (hypernym) | strife | ||