undertow
noun
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A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.
Example: A strong undertow may sweep a returning swimmer off their feet but it does not carry them far from the shore.
(by extension) A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one.
verb
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To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.
To pull down by, or as by, an undertow.
To flow or behave as an undertow.