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Thesaurus: contretemps
An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch.
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- n. An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch.
- n. an awkward clash
- An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarassing; a hitch. In this unhappy contretemps. De Quincey.
- An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune orembarassing; a hitch.In this unhappy contretemps. De Quincey.