Found 2 items, similar to contretemps.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: contretemps contretemps n : an awkward clash; “he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Contretemps 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. [1913 Webster] In this unhappy contretemps. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]