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contretemps
 

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Noun contretemps has 1 sense
  1. contretemps - an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"
    --1 is a kind of     brush, clash, encounter, skirmish

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Contretemps

Noun: A minor dispute or embarrassing incident, typically happening in public.

Example sentence 1: The celebrity couple's contretemps at the award show became viral within minutes.

Example sentence 2: My meeting got off to a bad start when we had a contretemps over the seating arrangements.

Example sentence 3: The politician's speech was overshadowed by a contretemps with a heckler in the audience.

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