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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contretemps \Con`tre*temps"\, n. [F., fr contre (L. conta) + temps time, fr L. tempus.] An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch. In this unhappy contretemps. --De Quincey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contretemps n : an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"
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