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    con·tre·temps
    [ˈkäntrəˌtôm(p), ˈkäntrəˌtäm(p)]
    noun
    contretemps (noun) · contretemps (plural noun)
    1. a minor dispute or disagreement:
      "she had occasional contretemps with her staff"
      • an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence:
        "the hotel had to deal with more than one contretemps before the end of the night"
    Origin
    late 17th century (originally as a fencing term, denoting a thrust made at an inopportune moment): French, originally ‘motion out of time’, from contre- ‘against’ + temps ‘time’.
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    noun
    1. a minor dispute or disagreement:
      argument
      quarrel
      squabble
      altercation
      clash
      fight
      disagreement
      dispute
      dissension
      tiff
      set-to
      run-in
      spat
      row
      barney
      afters
      difference of opinion
      rammy
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