- contretemps
- n1.(all of an embarrassing or inopportune nature) mistake, error, blunder, botch, bungle, Inf. slip-up; All Sl. boner, boo-boo, goof, blooper, boggle, boot, dumb trick, fool mistake, screw-up, foul-up, louse-up.2.(all of an embarrassing or inopportune nature) mishap, mischance, misadventure, miscarriage, glitch, ac cident.3. faux pas, gaffe, social blunder or indiscretion, indiscretion, slip in conduct or manners, mistake in conduct or etiquette or propriety, breach of etiquette or manners; transgression, dereliction, misconduct, misdeed; false step, wrong step, misstep, wrong move, false move, bad move, trip, stumble; offense, peccadillo, oversight, omission, miss; leak, slip, lapse, lapsus.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.