undercurrent

undercurrent
a) a current which flows under the surface

The meeting was pervaded with an undercurrent of dread, as the managers tried not to admit firings were looming.

b) An emotional presence that is concealed rather than exposed.

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  • Undercurrent — Un der*cur rent, n. 1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. Totten. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or the like, in a direction contrary to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Undercurrent — may refer to:* Undercurrent (film), a 1946 film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Katharine Hepburn * Undercurrent (album), a 1963 album by pianist Bill Evans and guitarist Jim Hall * Subsurface current, a current which flows beneath and… …   Wikipedia

  • Undercurrent — Un der*cur rent, a. Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] Undercurrent woe. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Undercurrent — ist das englische Wort für Unterströmung und steht für: den Originaltitel des Films Der unbekannte Geliebte von 1946 mit Katharine Hepburn den internationalen Titel des isländischen Films Brim von 2010 Undercurrent (Album), ein Album von Bill… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Undercurrent — Album par Bill Evans Sortie 1963 Enregistrement 24 avril et 14 mai 1962 Durée 43:06 Genre Jazz Producteur Michael Cuscuna & …   Wikipédia en Français

  • undercurrent — (n.) 1660s, stream of water or air flowing beneath the surface or beneath another current, a hybrid formed from UNDER (Cf. under) + CURRENT (Cf. current) (n.). The figurative sense of suppressed or underlying character is attested from 1817 …   Etymology dictionary

  • undercurrent — [n] drift, pull atmosphere, aura, crosscurrent, direction, eddy, feeling, flavor, hint, inclination, indication, insinuation, intimation, murmur, overtone, propensity, riptide, sense, suggestion, tendency, tenor, tinge, trace, trend, underflow,… …   New thesaurus

  • undercurrent — ► NOUN 1) a current of water below the surface and moving in a different direction from any surface current. 2) an underlying feeling or influence …   English terms dictionary

  • undercurrent — [un′dərkʉr΄ənt] n. 1. a current, as of water or air, flowing below another or beneath the surface 2. an underlying tendency, opinion, etc., usually one that is kept hidden and not expressed openly …   English World dictionary

  • undercurrent — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)kʌrənt, kɜːr [/t]] undercurrents 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, usu N of n If there is an undercurrent of a feeling, you are hardly aware of the feeling, but it influences the way you think or behave. ...a deep undercurrent of racism in… …   English dictionary

  • undercurrent — UK [ˈʌndə(r)ˌkʌrənt] / US [ˈʌndərˌkʌrənt] noun [countable] Word forms undercurrent : singular undercurrent plural undercurrents 1) a current that moves below the surface or below another current in the sea or a river 2) a feeling that exists and… …   English dictionary

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