Contretemps

Definition of Contretemps

Con`tre`temps´

n.

1.

An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch.

In this unhappy contretemps.

- De Quincey.

Related Words

brush, clash, encounter, skirmish

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