Associations to the word «Crosscurrent»
Adjective
Adverb
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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 are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.