The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

crosscurrent \crosscurrent\ n.
   1. a stretch of turbulent water in the sea.

   Syn: rip, riptide, tide rip.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a tendency or sentiment within a group which conflicts
      with that of the majority; -- often used in the plural.
      [PJC]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crosscurrent
    n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused
         by one current flowing into or across another current [syn:
         rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent,
         countercurrent]
    2: actions counter to the main group activity; "political
       crosscurrents disrupted the conference" [syn:
       countercurrent, crosscurrent]