- quack·ery
- /ˈkwækəri/ noun [noncount]disapproving : the methods and treatments used by unskillful doctors or by people who pretend to be doctors
His cure was nothing but quackery.
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ery — ery·on; ery·op·id; ery·ops; ev·ery·body; ev·ery·day·ness; ev·ery·one; ev·ery·wheres; ew·ery; fa·ery; fak·ery; farm·ery; far·ri·ery; feath·ery; fern·ery; fes·toon·ery; fik·ery; fish·ery; flick·ery; flow·ery; fool·ery; frill·ery; fruit·ery;… … English syllables
quack — quack·ery; quack; quack·ish; quack·ism; quack·sal·ver; quack·ster; psy·cho·quack; quack·le; quack·ish·ly; quack·ish·ness; … English syllables
quackery — quack·ery … English syllables
Quackery — Deliberate misrepresentation of the ability of a substance or device for the prevention or treatment of disease. We may think that the day of patent medicines is gone but look around you and you will see them still. They appeal to our desire to… … Medical dictionary
psychoquack — psy·cho·quack sī kō .kwak n a quack psychologist, psychiatrist, or psychotherapist psy·cho·quack·ery .sī kō kwak ə rē n, pl eries … Medical dictionary
quackery — (n.) c.1710, from QUACK (Cf. quack) (n.) + ERY (Cf. ery) … Etymology dictionary
quackery — /kwak euh ree/, n., pl. quackeries. 1. the practice or methods of a quack. 2. an instance of this. [1700 10; QUACK2 + ERY] * * * … Universalium
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
quackery — /ˈkwækəri/ (say kwakuhree) noun (plural quackeries) 1. the practice or methods of a quack. 2. an instance of this. {quack2 + ery} …
