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Thesaurus: contretemps

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

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  1. n. An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch.
  2. n. an awkward clash
  3. An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarassing; a hitch. In this unhappy contretemps. De Quincey.
  4. An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune orembarassing; a hitch.In this unhappy contretemps. De Quincey.