About The Word Contretemps
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Contretemps
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What's The Definition Of Contretemps?
[n] an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Contretemps: Related Terms | Find terms related to Contretemps: See Also | brush | clash | encounter | skirmish Contretemps In Webster's Dictionary \Con`tre*temps"\, n. [F., fr. contre (L. conta) +
temps time, fr. L. tempus.]
An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or
embarrassing; a hitch.
In this unhappy contretemps. --De Quincey.
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