UNDERCURRENT

n. 1 undertow, cross-current, rip tide, rip (current), underflow Caught in the undercurrent, he was carried out to sea 2 undertone, subcurrent, trend, tendency, overtone, tenor, suggestion, murmur, implication, connotation, sense, feeling, aura, tinge, flavour, atmosphere, ambience or ambiance; vibrations, Colloq vibes There is a sinister undercurrent of gloom about this place