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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 clash
Familiarity information: CONTRETEMPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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