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con·tre·temps C0609000 (kŏn′trə-täN′, kôN′trə-täN′)n. pl. contretemps (-täNz′, -täNz′) 1. An unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things; an inopportune occurrence.2. An argument or dispute: "another France-versus-England contretemps" (Rob Hughes).
[French : contre-, against (from Latin contrā-; see contra-) + temps, time (from Latin tempus).]contretemps (ˈkɒntrəˌtɑːn; French kɔ̃trətɑ̃) n, pl -temps1. an awkward or difficult situation or mishap2. (Fencing) fencing a feint made with the purpose of producing a counterthrust from one's opponent3. a small disagreement that is rather embarrassing[C17: from French, from contre against + temps time, from Latin tempus]con•tre•temps (ˈkɒn trəˌtɑ̃; Fr. kɔ̃trəˈtɑ̃)
n., pl. -temps (-ˌtɑ̃z; Fr. -ˈtɑ̃) an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance. [1675–85; < French, =contre- counter- + temps time (< Latin tempus); perhaps alter. (by folk etym.) of Middle French contrestant, present participle of contrester to oppose] contretempsA French word meaning against time, used to mean an embarrassing incident or a minor disagreement.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | contretemps - an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"encounter, skirmish, clash, brush - a minor short-term fightplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
contretempsnoun1. argument, disagreement, quarrel, row, clash, dispute, controversy, falling out (informal), barney (informal), squabble, wrangle, bickering, difference of opinion, fight, altercation There had been a slight contretemps over who was to drive the car.2. mishap, mistake, difficulty, accident, misfortune, uphill (S. African), predicament, calamity His cross-country tour had its full share of comic contretemps.contretempsnounAn unexpected and usually undesirable event:accident, casualty, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap.TranslationscontretempsenUK
contretemps Fencing a feint made with the purpose of producing a counterthrust from one's opponent contretempsenUK
Related to contretemps: concomitant, inconvenience, modicumSynonyms for contretempsnoun argumentSynonyms- argument
- disagreement
- quarrel
- row
- clash
- dispute
- controversy
- falling out
- barney
- squabble
- wrangle
- bickering
- difference of opinion
- fight
- altercation
noun mishapSynonyms- mishap
- mistake
- difficulty
- accident
- misfortune
- uphill
- predicament
- calamity
Synonyms for contretempsnoun an unexpected and usually undesirable eventSynonyms- accident
- casualty
- misadventure
- mischance
- misfortune
- mishap
Words related to contretempsnoun an awkward clashRelated Words- encounter
- skirmish
- clash
- brush
- plural
- plural form
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