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Definition undertow in American English

undertow noun

[countable] noun
/ˈʌndərˌtoʊ/
1

a current below the surface of an ocean or a river, that moves in the opposite direction to the water above it

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2

a feeling or attitude that is opposite to the one that is generally felt

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Definition undertow in American English