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- Dictionarycon·tre·temps/ˈkäntrəˌtôm(p)/
noun
- 1. a minor dispute or disagreement: "she had occasional contretemps with her staff" Similar
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Contretemps is a French word that means an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation, or a dispute or argument. Learn its origin, synonyms, examples, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Contretemps is a noun that means a small argument or unlucky event, often happening in public and causing social embarrassment. Learn how to use this word in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Contretemps is a noun that means a small argument or unlucky event, often happening in public and causing social embarrassment. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see synonyms and translations.
Contretemps definition: an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance. See examples of CONTRETEMPS used in a sentence.
Contretemps is a French word meaning a small disagreement or an awkward situation. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.
A contretemps is a badly-timed event or an embarrassing situation. Did you see the outfielders run into each other and the shortstop slip and fall in the mud? Don't laugh — we all have our contretemps.
Definition of contretemps noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
