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CONTRETEMPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does contretemps mean? 

CONTRETEMPS (noun)
  The noun CONTRETEMPS has 1 sense:

1. an awkward clashplay

  Familiarity information: CONTRETEMPS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONTRETEMPS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An awkward clash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman

Hypernyms ("contretemps" is a kind of...):

brush; clash; encounter; skirmish (a minor short-term fight)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)


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