subcurrent: Meaning and Definition of

sub•cur•rent

Pronunciation: (sub'kûr"unt, -kur"-), [key]
— n.
  1. a not clearly revealed or formulated direction of thought, intention, action, etc., underlying what is manifested: His words, though ostensibly friendly, betrayed a subcurrent of hostility.
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