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- 1. a minor dispute or disagreement: "she had occasional contretemps with her staff" Similar
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CONTRETEMPS definition: 1. a small argument or unlucky event, often happening in public and causing social embarrassment…. Learn more.
contretemps: [noun] an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation.
contretemps: 1 n an awkward clash “he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman” Type of: brush , clash , encounter , skirmish a minor short-term fight
CONTRETEMPS meaning: 1. a small argument or unlucky event, often happening in public and causing social embarrassment…. Learn more.
Contretemps definition: an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance. See examples of CONTRETEMPS used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. an awkward or difficult situation or mishap 2. fencing a feint made with the purpose of producing a.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of contretemps noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define contretemps. contretemps synonyms, contretemps pronunciation, contretemps translation, English dictionary definition of contretemps. n. pl. contretemps 1. An unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things; an inopportune occurrence. 2. An argument or dispute: "another... Contretemps - definition of contretemps by The Free Dictionary.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English contretemps con‧tre‧temps / ˈkɒntrətɒŋ $ ˈkɑːntrətɑːn / noun (plural contretemps) [countable] ARGUE an argument or disagreement – often used humorously Examples from the Corpus contretemps • I noticed on Tuesday morning when we had our contretemps in Dean's park.
contretemps / ˈ kɑːntrəˌtɑːn/ noun. plural contretemps / ˈkɑːntrəˌtɑːnz/. Britannica Dictionary definition of CONTRETEMPS. [count] : an unfortunate or embarrassing event, argument, or disagreement. The senator dismissed his disagreement with the President as a minor contretemps. CONTRETEMPS meaning: an unfortunate or embarrassing ...
