crosscurrent

[ kraws-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-, kros- ]

noun

1. a current, as in a stream, moving across the main current.
2. Often crosscurrents. a conflicting tendency or movement.

crosscurrent

/ ˈkrɒsˌkʌrənt /

noun

1. a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
2. a conflicting tendency moving counter to the usual trend

Other Words From

• crosscurrent·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crosscurrent¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; cross- + current

Example Sentences

Its political crosscurrents often presage the country's, meaning the result could be telling for Democrats in the 2022 congressional midterms.

From Axios

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