noun
Backflow
cross-current, ebb tide, flow; see undertow.
Direction
trend, tendency, propensity, direction; see inclination 1.
Indication
intimation, insinuation, trace; see hint 1.
See undercurrent in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A subtle quality underlying or felt to underlie a situation, action, or person:
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