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undercurrent
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, n.
1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in
a contrary direction to that on the surface. --Totten.
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2. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or
the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly
shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong
undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner.
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All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her.
--G. Eliot.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, a. Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] "Undercurrent woe." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
