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undertow
noun
An inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling
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noun
An inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling
“His account had a poignant undertow of regret”
noun
The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
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His account had a poignant undertow of regret
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