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What does undercurrent mean?

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Noun
  1. a current which flows under the surface
  2. (figuratively) A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.
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An obsession with hair is a peculiar undercurrent throughout films of this genre.
And Hunt's character, a humourless, hatchet-faced harridan with an undercurrent of insecurity, gives very little for the audience to engage with.
But Martin balanced his ambition with an ear for winning melodies, well-turned phrases, dry wit, and an undercurrent of moroseness.
There is an undercurrent of fear in our society that we may disappear without media acknowledgement of our existence.
Puccini's genius for the dramatic undercurrent, often heard in bold brass interjections, heightened the tension throughout.
Stanley has one of the most joyless birthday parties imaginable thrown in his honour, with an undercurrent of menace never far from the surface.

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