quackery

[ kwak-uh-ree ]

/ ˈkwæk ə ri /

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noun, plural quack·er·ies.

the practice or methods of a quack.

an instance of this.

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Origin of quackery

First recorded in 1700–10; quack² + -ery

Words nearby quackery

qty., qu., qua, Quaalude, quack, quackery, quack grass, quacksalver, Quaco, quad, quad-band

How to use quackery in a sentence

This sentiment, Garcia shows throughout his book, continues today even if the delivery methods have changed, in the form of “anti-vaccine quackery” that has hit autistic people hard.
Urging a new approach to autism: Stop looking for a cure and start listening|Jen Malia|July 30, 2021|Washington Post
Like the much more malicious myth that vaccines cause autism, it began with quackery.
How a Nobel Prize winner spread the vitamin C myth|empire|June 26, 2021|Popular-Science
Near the end of a period in which all sorts of quackery flourished, these assemblages speak not to reemergence but to the enduring appeal of intellectual retreat.
In the galleries: Exploring how body language is a visual form of communication|Mark Jenkins|June 11, 2021|Washington Post
The medical establishment has typically responded to such charges of quackery, even from other doctors by touting their specialized training, credentials and skills to deal with disease and illness.
Doctors Treating Trans Youth Grapple With Uncertainty, Lack Of Training|LGBTQ-Editor|May 12, 2021|No Straight News

Mark Hyman, MD, best-selling author, and current chair of the Institute of Functional Medicine, sees it as anything but quackery.
Clinton Doc: This Is How We’ll Fix Health Care|Daniela Drake|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For decades, “leaky gut syndrome” was passed off as quackery.
New Research Shows Poorly Understood “Leaky Gut Syndrome” Is Real, May Be the Cause of Several Diseases|Daniela Drake|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The comic poets ridiculed pretension, arrogance, quackery, and lies.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
It is written in popular style for the masses and is a sharp and effective weapon for the campaign against quackery.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
You forget also, that in France the age of quackery is over.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844|Various
With such notions abroad, quackery must have been rife, and serious medical practitioners had many difficulties to contend with.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen
Honesty itself was never more free from quackery or deception than was this embodied and walking Vice.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for quackery

quackery

/ (ˈkwækərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the activities or methods of a quack

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