crosscurrent — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.

2. A current in a body of water running counter to the main current or direction of travel.

3. A situation in which there are conflicting opinions.

   Gebrauch

   • broadly

Substantiv

1. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

   Synonyme

   ripriptidetide ripcountercurrent

   Oberbegriffe

   turbulenceturbulency

2. actions counter to the main group activity

   Synonyme

   countercurrent

   Oberbegriffe

   strife

   Beispiele

   political crosscurrents disrupted the conference