1. An awkward clash
   "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"

Type of: brush, clash, encounter, skirmish

• hear hear
• hear out
• hearable
• heard
• hearer
• hearing
• hearing aid
• hearing disorder
• hearing dog
• hearing examiner
• hearing impairment
• hearing loss
• hearing officer
• hearing-impaired
• hearken
• hearsay
• hearsay evidence
• hearsay rule
• hearse
• Hearst
• heart
• heart and soul
• heart attack
• heart block
• heart cherry