undertow

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

undertow (plural undertows)

a strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore.
(by extension) a feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one.

[edit] Translations

a strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore

Croatian: povratna morska struja (hr) f.
Finnish: pohjavirta, pohjavirtaus

French: le courant d'une vague qui se retire (fr)
Spanish: resaca (es)

a feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one

Catalan: contracorrent (ca) m.
Spanish: contracorriente (es) f.

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