contretemps Sentence Examples
- The meeting between the two rival executives ended in a minor contretemps when they couldn't agree on the terms of the deal.
- The dinner party experienced a contretemps when the main course was burned, causing delays and frustration among the guests.
- Despite their efforts to avoid a contretemps, a disagreement arose between the neighbors over the property boundary.
- The project faced a significant contretemps when the funding fell through at the last minute.
- The wedding planner had to quickly resolve a contretemps when the florist delivered the wrong flowers to the venue.
- The actor's performance was interrupted by a technical contretemps when the microphone malfunctioned on stage.
- The diplomatic visit encountered a minor contretemps when the scheduled meeting with a key official was delayed due to traffic.
- A contretemps occurred at the airport when a passenger mistakenly took someone else's luggage.
- The press conference experienced a contretemps when a reporter asked an unexpected and sensitive question.
- Despite their best efforts to avoid contretemps, tensions rose during the family reunion when old grievances resurfaced.
contretemps Meaning
Wordnet
contretemps (n)
an awkward clash
Synonyms & Antonyms of contretemps
FAQs About the word contretemps
an awkward clash
controversy, bicker, dispute, argument, imbroglio, fight, altercation,quarrel, disagreement, falling-out
No antonyms found.
The meeting between the two rival executives ended in a minor contretemps when they couldn't agree on the terms of the deal.
The dinner party experienced a contretemps when the main course was burned, causing delays and frustration among the guests.
Despite their efforts to avoid a contretemps, a disagreement arose between the neighbors over the property boundary.
The project faced a significant contretemps when the funding fell through at the last minute.
