contretemps

contretemps meaning in Malayalam

Examples of contretemps in a sentence

• Yet it was that unusual paradox, a happy contretemps--for me at least.1932, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter XII, in Pirates of Venus, published 1934:
• Post was the center of a notable contretemps when she spilled a spoonful of berries at a dinner of the Gourmet Society here in 1938.1960 June 13, “Emily Post Is Dead Here at 86; Writer was Arbiter of Etiquette”, in New York Times:
• The small flap over the pronunciation of her name was but the first, and the least, of the contretemps of the succeeding session.1991, Rebecca Goldstein, The Dark Sister, Penguin Books, published 1993, page 37:
• It won't rank with the doping scandals in track and field and baseball's steroid controversy but the Rose Cup race had its own little contretemps last year.2004 June 13, Sunday Oregonian:

Synonyms of contretemps

• hitch
• mishap

Forms of contretemps

Plural of contretemps: contretemps

Origin of contretemps

Borrowed from French contretemps.

Questions about contretemps

What does contretemps mean?

Contretemps means an unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.

What is contretemps in Malayalam?

Contretemps in Malayalam is കലഹം, ചില്ലറക്കലഹം, വഴക്ക്. See Contretemps meaning in Malayalam.

How do you use contretemps in a sentence?

Yet it was that unusual paradox, a happy contretemps--for me at least.

What part of speech is contretemps?

Contretemps is a noun.

How do you pronounce contretemps?

Contretemps is pronounced /ˈkɒn.tɹə.tɑ̃ŋ/ (UK).

What is the plural of contretemps?

The plural of contretemps is contretemps.