Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Spelling Check

Question:

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

The poor woman is in excruciating mental anguish, and her loved ones appear to have assisted in exarcerbating her traumatic experiences.

Options:

anguish

excruciating

exarcerbating

traumatic

Correct Answer:

exarcerbating

Explanation:

The incorrectly spelled word in the sentence is exarcerbating. The correct spelling is exacerbating.

  • Anguish is severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
  • Excruciating is extremely painful or distressing.
  • Exacerbate means to make something worse.
  • Traumatic is causing a great deal of physical or emotional pain or shock.