Contretemps
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An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune orembarassing; a hitch.In this unhappy contretemps. De Quincey.
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Contretemps in Fencing. French expression for countertime.
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A minor dispute or disagreement.
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a small argument or unlucky event, often happening in public and causing social embarrassment:
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