Undercurrent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

a current below the surface of a fluid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚkˈɜːɹənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəkˈʌɹənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəkˈʌɹənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚkˈɜːɹənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undertone undertide

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterströmung

eine gedämpfte emotionale Qualität, die einer Äußerung zugrunde liegt; implizite Bedeutung

🇫🇷French

courant sous-jacent

une qualité émotionnelle atténuée sous-jacente à un énoncé ; sens implicite

🇪🇸Spanish

tendencia subyacente

una cualidad emocional tenue que subyace a una expresión; significado implícito

🇮🇹Italian

sottocorrente

una qualità emotiva attenuata alla base di un'espressione; significato implicito

🇳🇱Dutch

onderstroom

een ingetogen emotionele kwaliteit die ten grondslag ligt aan een uiting; impliciete betekenis

🇵🇹Portuguese

corrente subterrânea

uma qualidade emocional moderada subjacente a uma expressão; significado implícito

🇷🇺Russian

подводное течение

приглушенное эмоциональное качество, лежащее в основе высказывания; неявное значение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अदेखा

किसी कथन में निहित एक दबी हुई भावनात्मक गुणवत्ता; निहित अर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্ডারকারেন্ট

একটি উচ্চারণ অন্তর্নিহিত একটি দমিত মানসিক গুণ; অন্তর্নিহিত অর্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிநீரோட்டம்

ஒரு சொல்லுக்கு அடியில் இருக்கும் அடக்கப்பட்ட உணர்ச்சித் தரம்; மறைமுகமான பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్ కరెంట్

ఒక ఉచ్చారణలో అంతర్లీనంగా ఉన్న భావోద్వేగ నాణ్యత; అవ్యక్త అర్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडरकरंट

एक उच्चार अंतर्निहित एक दबलेली भावनिक गुणवत्ता; निहित अर्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્ડરકરન્ટ

એક ઉચ્ચારણ અંતર્ગત ભાવનાત્મક ગુણવત્તા; ગર્ભિત અર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ ಕರೆಂಟ್

ಒಂದು ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆಯ ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿರುವ ಸದ್ದಡಗಿಸಿದ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಗುಣ; ಸೂಚ್ಯ ಅರ್ಥ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിയൊഴുക്ക്

ഒരു ഉച്ചാരണത്തിന് അടിവരയിടുന്ന വൈകാരിക ഗുണം; പരോക്ഷമായ അർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਰਕਰੰਟ

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਕ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਇੱਕ ਅਧੀਨ ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਗੁਣ; ਪਰਤੱਖ ਅਰਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیر گردش

ایک دب گیا جذباتی معیار جس میں ایک قول ہے؛ مضمر معنی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暗流

话语背后隐藏着一种压抑的情感品质；隐含意义

🇯🇵Japanese

不足電流

発話の根底にある抑制された感情的性質。暗黙の意味

🇰🇷Korean

저류

발화의 바탕이 되는 차분한 감정적 특성; 암묵적인 의미

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dòng chảy ngầm

một phẩm chất cảm xúc dịu nhẹ làm nền tảng cho một lời nói; ý nghĩa tiềm ẩn

🇹🇭Thai

กระแสใต้น้ำ

คุณภาพทางอารมณ์ที่ลดลงซึ่งเป็นรากฐานของคำพูด ความหมายโดยนัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

arus bawah

kualitas emosional yang tenang yang mendasari suatu ucapan; makna tersirat

🇲🇾Malay

arus bawah

kualiti emosi yang lemah yang mendasari sesuatu ujaran; maksud tersirat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تيار خفي

الجودة العاطفية الخافتة الكامنة وراء الكلام؛ معنى ضمني

🇮🇷Persian

جریان زیرین

یک کیفیت عاطفی تحت تأثیر یک گفته؛ معنای ضمنی

🇹🇷Turkish

düşük akım

bir ifadenin altında yatan bastırılmış duygusal nitelik; örtülü anlam

🇮🇱Hebrew

זֶרֶם תַחתִי

איכות רגשית מאופקת העומדת בבסיס אמירה; משמעות מרומזת

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The primary meaning of 'undercurrent' is 'a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning'.

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Using 'undercurrent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'undercurrent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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