| Word | contretemps |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A minor, inopportune event or dispute, especially a public one. |
| Sentence | On the day of our wedding a little interview with me appeared in the Society Column of the Ramsdale Journal,with a photograph of Charlotte, one eyebrow up and a misprint in her name ('Hazer'). Despite this contretemps, the publicity warmed the porcelain cockles of her heart. |
| Source | Lolita, I.18, p. 79 |
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