Associations to the word «Contretemps»

Wiktionary

CONTRETEMPS, noun. An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event; a hitch
CONTRETEMPS, noun. (fencing) An ill-timed pass.

Dictionary definition

CONTRETEMPS, noun. An awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman".

Wise words

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.