contretemps
/ˌkɑntrəˈtɑn/
noun
- An unexpected and embarrassing event or situation, especially one that causes a small argument or delay.
- There was a minor contretemps at the airport when our luggage was lost.
- A contretemps with the neighbor about the fence ruined our afternoon.
- The dinner party was going smoothly until a contretemps over politics broke out.
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