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undertow

un·der·tow [ úndər t ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. seaward pull of water: the seaward pull of water away from a shore after a wave has broken

2. opposing undercurrent: an underlying tendency or force that runs in the opposite direction to the apparent one
an undertow of dissatisfaction

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