contretemps
noun
[ ˈkɒntrətɒ̃ ]
• a minor dispute or disagreement.
• "she had occasional contretemps with her staff"
Similar:
argument,
quarrel,
squabble,
altercation,
clash,
fight,
disagreement,
difference of opinion,
dispute,
dissension,
tiff,
set-to,
run-in,
spat,
row,
barney,
afters,
rammy,
Origin:
late 17th century (originally as a fencing term, denoting a thrust made at an inopportune moment): French, originally ‘motion out of time’, from contre- ‘against’ + temps ‘time’.
