quackery
quackery · quackeries
шарлатанство
Quacksalberei
The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego…The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
US/ˈkwækəɹi/
» A new online database is fighting medical quackery by helping people easily find out if their doctor has a license.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
Quacksalberei
шарлата́нствоšarlatánstvo
(countable)An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.
More definitions
- medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
- the dishonesty of a charlatan
Examples
1 sentencesA new online database is fighting medical quackery by helping people easily find out if their doctor has a license.
Translations
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Forms
plural: quackeries| Singular | quackery |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings:empiricism
- the dishonesty of a charlatan:charlatanism
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedantiquackery
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable