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Showing words for CONTRETEMPS using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Contretemps

contretemps

10 Letter Words for Contretemps

centermost, compresent, contempers, escortment, precontest, torpescent

9 Letter Words for Contretemps

compenser, compester, competent, competers, contemper, contempts, contester, copresent, entrepots, pentecost, recontest, trecentos

8 Letter Words for Contretemps

compeers, compense, comperes, competer, competes, comprest, compters, contempt, cornette, cornetts, corpsmen, crosette, emptores, entrepot, metecorn, mornette, onsetter, percents, perscent, portents, portment, posement, postteen, potences, potteens, precents, proettes, prosemen, protects, protense, remotest, scorpene, sermonet, sortment, storemen, strepent, stretmen, tempters, torments, trecento, treetops

7 Letter Words for Contretemps

cements, cenotes, centers, centesm, cermets, certose, coempts, compeer, compere, compers, compert, compete, compter, conster, contemp, contest, copters, cornets, cornett, cosmete, costeen, cotters, cremone, crepons, creston, cretons, cronets, ecteron, emerson, emoters, emporte, emprent, encores, enstore, entrept, escopet, estrone, mentors, mesteno, meteors, metopes, monster, montres, moreens, mosette, necrose, netters, noterse, openers, openest, pectens, pectose, pectron, penster, pentose, percent, perones, pertest, petters, pomster, portent, portmen, posteen, postern, postmen, poteens, potence, potents, potteen, pottern, potters, precent, prenote, present, pretest, pretone, proette, pronest, prosect, protect, protest, recepts, remotes, reopens, repents, repomen, repones, respect, retempt, ropemen, rosette, rottens, scenter, scepter, screeno, secreto, serment, serpent, smotter, snotter, sompner, specter, spector, spencer, sperone, spotter, stenter, stentor, steptoe, stereom, sterope, stomper, storeen, strepen, temenos, tempers, tempest, tempore, tempter, tenrecs, tensome, tenspot, tenters, tercets, testern, testone, tetrose, tonemes, topsmen, torment, tornese, torpent, treetop, tremens, trompes

6 Letter Words for Contretemps

cement, cenote, censer, censor, center, centos, centro, cepter, ceptor, cermet, cernes, cerote, certes, ceston, coempt, comers, comets, comper, compte, compts, comtes, constr, conter, contes, copens, copers, copter, cornet, corpse, corset, cortes, coster, coteen, cotset, cotter, creeps, cremes, crepes, crepon, cromes, crones, cronet, croset, crosne, ctenes, emoter, emotes, empest, emptor, encore, enters, entrec, entrep, eproms, erects, ernest, escort, mentor, mentos, merest, merops, merton, mester, meteor, meters, metope, metron, metros, monest, montes, montre, mopers, moreen, mornes, motets, motser, mottes, mprets, nepers, nepote, nester, nestor, netops, netter, noster, noters, octene, octets, oncers, opener, opters, osperm, ostent, ostmen, otters, pecten, pences, penest, peones, percen, perces, pereon, perone, person, perten, pester, peters, petres, petter, poemet, ponces, pontee, pontes, porett, posnet, poster, poteen, potent, potmen, potter, preens, premen, prents, preset, presto, procne, proems, prones, pteron, recent, recept, recons, recost, rectos, remens, remote, rentes, reopen, repent, repone, repose, repost, repots, resect, resent, respot, restem, restep, retems, retent, retest, rompee, roncet, rontes, rotten, rottes, scerne, scopet, scoter, screen, screet, secern, secret, sector, sement, semper, sepone, septet, sercom, sereno, sermon, setnet, setter, socmen, somner, sompne, sotter, spence, speron, sprent, stereo, stoner, stopen, stoper, stoter, streen, streep, street, strene, strent, strome, strone, temper, tempes, tempos, tempre, tempts, temser, tenets, tenore, tenors, tenrec, tenser, tensor, tenter, tentor, terces, tercet, termen, termes, termon, ternes, terpen, terton, tester, teston, testor, toment, toneme, toners, topees, topers, topmen, topnet, tormen, torten, tortes, totems, toters, treens, trompe, tromps, troncs, trones, tropes, trpset

5 Letter Words for Contretemps

cense, cento, cents, cepes, ceres, cerne, ceros, certs, ceste, cetes, comer, comes, comet, comps, compt, comte, coner, cones, const, conte, contr, copen, coper, copes, copse, cores, corms, corns, corpn, corps, corse, cosen, coset, coste, cotes, cotte, cotts, creem, creen, creep, creme, crepe, crept, crest, crete, crome, crone, crops, crose, crost, csnet, ctene, emote, enets, enorm, enter, entom, entre, entte, eprom, epsom, erect, erept, ernes, erose, escot, espec, ester, estoc, estop, estre, estro, etens, mecon, meers, meets, menes, mense, mento, merce, mercs, meres, merop, meros, merse, mesne, meson, mesto, meter, metes, metro, moner, monte, moper, mopes, mores, morne, morns, morse, morts, moste, moten, moter, motes, motet, motte, motts, mpret, mster, necro, neems, neeps, nemos, nempt, neper, nerts, neter, netes, netop, nomes, nopes, norms, norse, noser, noter, notes, octet, omens, omers, omnes, oncer, onces, oncet, oners, onset, opens, opter, ornes, ortet, otter, pecos, peens, peers, peert, pence, pense, pents, peons, perce, peres, perms, perns, perse, perst, perts, peste, pesto, peter, petos, petre, petro, petto, poems, poets, pomes, ponce, pones, ponts, pores, poret, porns, porte, ports, poser, poter, potes, potts, preen, prees, prent, proem, proms, prone, prose, prost, prote, recon, recpt, recto, reens, reest, remen, remet, remop, renet, rente, rents, repen, repos, repot, reset, retem, retes, romps, rones, ronte, ronts, ropes, roset, rotes, rotte, scene, scent, scone, scope, score, scorn, scote, scott, scree, secno, secre, semen, sence, senor, sente, sermo, seron, seton, smeer, smore, smote, sneer, snerp, snore, snort, somet, somne, sonce, soree, spece, spect, speen, speer, spent, sperm, spete, spore, sport, spree, spret, sprot, steem, steen, steep, steer, steme, steno, stent, stept, stere, stern, stero, stert, stoep, stomp, stone, stope, stopt, store, storm, strep, strom, strop, tecon, teems, teens, teers, teest, temes, tempe, tempo, temps, tempt, temse, tenes, tenet, tenor, tense, tenso, tents, tepor, terce, terms, terne, terns, terse, terts, teste, tomes, toner, tones, topee, toper, topes, torcs, tores, toret, torse, torte, torts, totem, toter, totes, treen, trees, trest, tromp, tronc, trone, trons, trope, trots, tsere

4 Letter Words for Contretemps

cees, cene, cens, cent, cepe, ceps, cere, cern, cero, cert, cest, cete, coes, come, comp, comr, coms, cone, cons, cont, cope, copr, cops, copt, core, corm, corn, corp, cors, cort, cose, cost, cote, cots, cott, cres, crop, crpe, crts, csmp, econ, ecto, emer, emes, emos, empt, enes, ense, ento, entr, eons, epos, eres, erme, erne, erns, eros, erse, erst, esne, esop, eten, eton, meer, meet, mene, meno, mens, ment, merc, mere, mero, mese, meso, mest, mete, mets, mocs, moes, moet, mone, mons, mont, mope, mops, more, morn, mors, mort, mose, most, mote, mots, mott, msec, neem, neep, neer, neet, nemo, neps, nese, nest, nete, nets, noes, nome, noms, nope, nore, norm, nose, note, nots, nott, nsec, omen, omer, once, oner, ones, onst, opec, open, opes, opts, orcs, ores, orts, pecs, peen, peer, pees, pene, pens, pent, peon, pere, perm, pern, pers, pert, peso, pest, pete, peto, pets, pnce, poem, poet, pome, poms, pone, pons, pont, porc, pore, porn, port, pose, post, pote, pots, pott, prec, pree, prem, pres, pret, proc, prom, pron, pros, psec, ptts, rcpt, recs, rect, reem, reen, rees, reet, rems, reno, rent, repo, reps, rept, resp, rest, rete, rets, rocs, roes, rome, romp, roms, rone, ront, rope, rose, rost, rotc, rote, rots, scet, scop, scot, seco, sect, seem, seen, seep, seer, seme, sene, sent, seor, sepn, sept, sere, sero, sert, sett, smee, snee, snop, snot, soce, some, sone, sope, sore, sorn, sort, spec, spet, spor, spot, stem, sten, step, ster, stet, stop, stor, stot, stre, teem, teen, teer, tees, teet, teme, temp, tems, tene, tens, tent, tepe, term, tern, terp, test, tete, tets, tocs, toes, tome, toms, tone, tons, tope, tops, torc, tore, torn, tors, tort, tose, tote, tots, tree, tres, tret, tron, trop, trot

3 Letter Words for Contretemps

cee, cen, ceo, cep, cer, cns, com, con, cop, cor, cos, cot, cpm, cpo, cpr, cps, cpt, cro, crs, crt, csp, cst, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, cts, ecm, eco, ect, eec, een, eer, eme, emo, emp, ems, enc, ene, ens, eom, eon, eos, ere, ern, ers, ert, esc, ese, esm, esp, esr, est, etc, mee, men, mer, mes, met, moc, moe, mon, mop, mor, mos, mot, mrs, mst, mtn, mts, nco, nee, neo, nep, net, nom, nor, nos, not, oct, oer, oes, oms, one, ons, ont, ope, ops, opt, orc, ore, ors, ort, ose, otc, pcm, pct, pec, pee, pen, per, pes, pet, pms, pmt, pom, pon, por, pos, pot, prc, pre, prn, pro, prs, pst, pte, pts, ptt, rct, rec, ree, rem, rep, res, rms, roc, roe, rom, ron, ros, rot, rpm, rps, rpt, rte, scr, sct, sec, see, sem, sen, sep, ser, set, soc, som, son, sop, sot, spt, stm, str, tcp, tec, tee, tem, ten, ter, tes, tet, tnt, toc, toe, tom, ton, top, tor, tos, tot, tpm, tps, trm, trp, trs, trt, tsp, tst

Definitions for Contretemps

[1] an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance: He caused a minor contretemps by knocking over his drink.
[2] an awkward or difficult situation or mishap
[3] fencing a feint made with the purpose of producing a counterthrust from one's opponent
[4] a small disagreement that is rather embarrassing

Words related to Contretemps

predicament, misfortune, disaster, misadventure, mishap, embarrassment

Words nearby Contretemps

contre-jour, contre-partie, contrecoup, contrecoup injury of brain, contredanse, contretemps, contrib., contribute, contribution, contributor, contributory

Origin of Contretemps

1675–85; < French, equivalent to contre- counter- + temps time (< Latin tempus ); perhaps alteration (by folk etymology) of Middle French contrestant, present participle of contrester to oppose; see contrast

Word origin for Contretemps

C17: from French, from contre against + temps time, from Latin tempus

Synonyms for Contretemps

disaster, embarrassment, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, predicament