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contretemps

noun

1 contretemps

An awkward clash.

Roget 135: untimeliness, intempestivity, unseasonableness, inexpedience; unsuitable time, improper time; unreasonableness etc. adj.; evil hour; contretemps; intrusion; anachronism etc. ... show more

Roget 706: prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage; embolus, embolism [Med.]; infarct [Med.]; interruption, interception, interclusion; hindrance, impedition; retardment, ... show more

Roget 735: adversity, evil etc. 619; failure etc. 732; bad luck, ill luck, evil luck, adverse luck, hard fortune, hard hap, hard luck, ... show more


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