From among the words given in bold , select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

The popular ridikule of Puritanism in burlesque and doggerel is best exemplified in Butler’s Hudibras.

 ridikule

The incorrectly spelled word is ridikule. The correct spelling is ridicule. It means the act of making someone or something the object of scornful laughter by joking, mocking, etc.

• Exemplified is spelled correctly. It means to serve as an example of.
• Burlesque is spelled correctly. It means a literary or dramatic work that mocks or exaggerates the conventions of a serious genre.
• Doggerel is spelled correctly. It means comic verse composed in irregular rhythm.