'Contretemps' definitions:

Definition of 'contretemps'

(from WordNet)
noun
An awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"

Definition of 'Contretemps'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]