Contretemps
Pronunciation : Con`tre*temps"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. contre (L. conta) + temps time, fr. L. tempus.]
Definition : Defn: An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarassing; a hitch. In this unhappy contretemps. De Quincey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913