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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 | ||
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