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contretemps
contretemps /ˈkɒn.trə.tɒ/ aep /ˈkɑːn.trə.tɑː/ noun [C] (PLURAL contretemps)
► F0 a small argument or unlucky event, often happening in public and causing social embarrassment: » There was a slight contretemps between Richard and some bloke at the bar.» Have you got over your little contretemps with the neighbour yet, or are you still not speaking?Thesaurus+: ↑Arguments and disagreements |