countercurrent > define

noun

• A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current.
  • synonyms: rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent
• Actions counter to the main group activity.
  • usage: "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"
  • synonyms: crosscurrent

• (a.) Running in an opposite direction.
• (n.) A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.