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contretemps

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con·tre·temps  (kntr-tä, kôtr-tä)
n. pl. contretemps (-täz, -täz)
An unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things; an inopportune occurrence.
[French : contre-, against (from Latin contr-; see contra-) + temps, time (from Latin tempus).]
contretemps [kon-tra-tahn]
Noun
pl -temps an embarrassing minor disagreement [French]
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Noun1.contretemps - an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"
encounter, skirmish, clash, brush - a minor short-term fight
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one


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This little domestic contretemps -is then, I presume, disagreeable to you
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
I cannot pretend to recount all that he told me, but I gleaned from what he said that he was the genius who presided over the contretemps of mankind, and whose business it was to bring about the odd accidents which are continually astonishing the skeptic.
The Angel of the Odd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
The son, who took every little contretemps as if it were a tragedy, was listening also.
A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context
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