contretemps
1. [ noun ] an awkward clash
Examples:

"he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"

Related terms: brush
Similar spelling:   contrite
  contriteness
  Contreras
  contribute
  counterexample
  controversy
  contredanse
  contractile
  contrastive
  contrariety
  contracture
  contract
  contrive
  contrast
  contraceptive
  contractable
  contrasty
  contralto
  contraception
  contrived
  contriver
  controversial
  contralateral
  contorted