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n. -Tendency of opinion or feeling not openly displayed and often contrary to the one publicly shown

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Usage examples (38)
  • But to me, the undercurrent was a lot more interesting.
  • Their undercurrent is a raw nerve in the American psyche.
  • And she is a smart, tough, cunning woman, but boy, you talk about an undercurrent, that is a big undercurrent.
  • He felt that the undercurrent was the one thing clear among all the vague generalities, even though nobody would mention it.
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