undertow (n.)

  1. an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; his account had a poignant undertow of regret'

  2. the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore

    [ Syn: sea puss , sea-puss , sea purse , sea-purse , sea-poose ]

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