noun
- A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current.
- synonyms: rip, riptide, tide rip, countercurrent
- Actions counter to the main group activity.
- usage: "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"
- synonyms: countercurrent
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