quackery
pronunciation
How to pronounce quackery in British English:
UK [ˈkwækəri]
How to pronounce quackery in American English:
US [ ˈkwækəri]
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- Noun:
- medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
- the dishonesty of a charlatan
Word Origin
- quackery (n.)
- 1690s, from quack (n.) + -ery.
Example
- 1. I bought the book , read the first couple of pages , and then tossed it aside as quackery .
- 2. That may sound like a bunch of internet quackery , but there 's now some empirical evidence for the claim that defecation posture affects your body .
- 3. But his research a heady mix of bewildering computer-assisted mathematics and straightforward common sense has convinced me that economic forecasting shouldn 't be consigned to the realm of quackery quite yet .