crosscurrent

Plural: crosscurrents

Noun

• a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
• actions counter to the main group activity
  • "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"
• A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.
• A current in a body of water running counter to the main current or direction of travel.
• A situation in which there are conflicting opinions.

Synonyms

countercurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip

Related Words

crosswind