quackery

American  

[kwak-uh-ree] / ˈkwæk ə ri /

noun

plural

quackeries

1. the practice or methods of a quack.

2. an instance of this.

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quackery British  

/ ˈkwækərɪ /

noun

1. the activities or methods of a quack

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Etymology

Origin of quackery

First recorded in 1700–10; quack ² + -ery

Example Sentences

As a young mother, she rejected traditional medicine in favor of homeopathy, then thought to be a form of quackery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

That leads into Colorado’s second justification—that conversion therapy does indeed contravene the standard of care by subjecting minors to “discredited” quackery far more likely to harm than help.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

Kennedy has no medical expertise and peddled a range of harmful quackery as a private citizen, including anti-vaccination rhetoric and the benefits of chugging raw milk.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025

“It’s just mythology. There was a time when that stuff was really popular. It was the major psychiatric quackery of our time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

His nutritional quackery even led him to monitor her regularity like a doctor, and some of their biggest fights came as a result of his interrogating Lina about her stools.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides