contretemps vs train wreck

contretemps

noun
  • An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event. 

  • An ill-timed pass. 

train wreck

noun
  • Someone (especially a woman) who is unbalanced and considered a mess, a disaster, one who is suffering personal ruin. 

  • The aftermath of a train crash. 

  • A disaster, especially one which is large in scale and readily seen by public observers. 

verb
  • To ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disaster. 

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