D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

crosscurrent

· IPA /krˈɔskˌɜrənt/
01 n. a stretch of turbulent water in the sea.
  1. 1.
    a stretch of turbulent water in the sea.
  2. 2.
    a tendency or sentiment within a group which conflicts with that of the majority; -- often used in the plural.
Syn. rip, riptide, tide rip.