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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 con·tre·temps /ˈkɑntrəˌtɑn, kontrətɑn/
 不測之災禍;意外事故

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Con·tre·temps n.  An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch.
    In this unhappy contretemps.   --De Quincey.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 contretemps
      n : an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps
          with the policeman"