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n. An unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things; an inopportune occurrence.

n. An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event; a hitch

n. An ill-timed pass.

n. An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch.

n. An unexpected and untoward event; an embarrassing conjuncture; a “hitch.”

n. In music, same as syncopation.

n. an awkward clash

"The practical political effect of the Clinton contretemps is simple: Meek, already struggling badly for any traction in the race (polling suggests that his support runs in the high teens) looks hapless and hopeless at a time when voters want the exact opposite."

skirmish    encounter    brush    clash   

hitch    misfortune    mishap   

miscalculation    laches    main-topsail    misstep    years.set