Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word The politician’s hypocrisy and incogruent policies were met with vehement opposition.
Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
The politician’s hypocrisy and incogruent policies were met with vehement opposition.
Detailed Solution & Logic
incogruent
📘 Explanation
The incorrectly spelt word is “incogruent”.
👉 The correct spelling is: incongruent ✔️
(meaning: not in harmony or not consistent with something)
So the corrected sentence becomes:
👉 The politician’s hypocrisy and incongruent policies were met with vehement opposition.
❌ Why others are correct?
- hypocrisy ✔️ → pretending to have moral standards that one does not actually have
- opposition ✔️ → resistance or disagreement
- vehement ✔️ → strong and intense feeling or expression
📖 Extra Facts
🔹 Word Meaning: Incongruent
- Not matching or not fitting together logically
- Example: His actions were incongruent with his words.
🔹 Root Words:
- “in-” = not
- “congruent” = in agreement or harmony
🔹 Common Confusion:
- ❌ incogruent (wrong)
- ✔️ incongruent (correct)
- ✔️ congruent (opposite meaning: matching/harmonious)
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