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CONTRETEMPS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An awkward clash
Example:
he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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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