QUACKERY
Dictionary entry overview: What does quackery mean? • QUACKERY (noun)
The noun QUACKERY has 2 senses:
1. medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
2. the dishonesty of a charlatan
Familiarity information: QUACKERY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• QUACKERY (noun)
Meaning:
Medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
quackery; empiricism
Hypernyms ("quackery" is a kind of...):
medical practice (the practice of medicine)
Meaning:
The dishonesty of a charlatan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
charlatanism; quackery
Hypernyms ("quackery" is a kind of...):
dishonesty; knavery (lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing)
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