noun (n)

• a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current(noun.event)

  Synonym:
  countercurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip
  

  source: wordnet30
• actions counter to the main group activity(noun.act)

  Example:
  Political crosscurrents disrupted the conference.
  

  Synonym:
  countercurrent
  

  source: wordnet30