n.
Pronunciation: ' kän-tr ə - ˌ tä n , k ō n -tr ə -tä n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural con · tre · temps \ -( ˌ )tä n (z) \
Etymology: French, from contre- counter- + temps time, from Latin tempus
Date: 1769
1 : an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation
2 : DISPUTE , ARGUMENT