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: March 2, 2023
\KAHN-truh-tahn\ noun
What It Means
The word contretemps refers to an inconvenient or embarrassing occurrence or situation. It can also refer to a dispute or argument.
// Jacqueline found herself in the middle of an embarrassing contretemps when her client suddenly changed his story and, ignoring her advice, spoke to reporters.
// There was a bit of a contretemps over the seating arrangements during wedding planning.
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