Associations to the word «Crosscurrent»

Wiktionary

CROSSCURRENT, noun. (nautical) A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.
CROSSCURRENT, noun. (by extension) A situation in which there are conflicting opinions.

Dictionary definition

CROSSCURRENT, noun. A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current.
CROSSCURRENT, noun. Actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley