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