contretemps
noun [ C ] mainly UK uk/ˈkɒn.trə.tɒ/ us/ˈkɑːn.trə.tɑː/ contretemps
口角;不幸事件
a small argument or unlucky event, often happening in public and causing social embarrassment
There was a slight contretemps between Richard and some guy at the bar. 在酒吧理查德德和一个家伙发生了几句口角。
Have you got over your little contretemps with the neighbour yet, or are you still not speaking? 你和邻居消除龃龉了呢，还是仍然不说话？