Thesaurus results for CONTRETEMPS

contretemps

noun

ˈkän-trə-ˌtäⁿ

as in quarrel

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions there was a bit of a contretemps over the seating arrangements for the upcoming wedding

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Recent Examples of contretemps To outsiders, the summer’s weeks-long contretemps over the prime minister’s after-hours activities might seem like a tempest in a Nordic teapot. —Michael Hunt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 What’s followed have been a succession of contretemps. —David A. Andelman, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 Marin's lack of good judgment and naivete has led us to this ridiculous contretemps, which will eventually blow over. —Marja Heinonen, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 The normally dignified sport had a brief contretemps at the time of the opening game this year. —New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for contretemps

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As the Venetians and the Ottoman Turks squabble over Cyprus in the background, the men before us quarrel over everything—a woman, a job, a handkerchief.

— Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
The basketball star has a reputation for being able to silence media noise in the most crucial moments, but the family element of this quarrel seems to have hit a little too close to home this time.

— Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025