| NOUN | event | crosscurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip, countercurrent | a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current |
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| act | crosscurrent, countercurrent | actions counter to the main group activity |
| Sounds | krao'sker.ahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current. | |
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| Synonyms | rip, riptide, tide rip, countercurrent | |
| Broader | turbulence, turbulency | unstable flow of a liquid / liquid or gas |
| Spanish | contracorriente, corriente de resaca, corriente | |
| Catalan | contracorrent, corrent de ressaca, corrent | |
| Meaning | actions counter to the main group activity. | |
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| Example | "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference" | |
| Synonym | countercurrent | |
| Broader | strife | bitter conflict / conflict |
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