Quackery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

the dishonesty of a charlatan

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈækɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈakəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈakəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kwˈækɚɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

charlatanism empiricism

Word Forms

quack	verb	act as a medical quack or a charlatan
empiric	adjective	relying on medical quackery
empirical	adjective	relying on medical quackery

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Quacksalberei

medizinische Praxis und Beratung basierend auf Beobachtung und Erfahrung in Unkenntnis wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse

🇫🇷French

charlatanisme

pratique médicale et conseils basés sur l'observation et l'expérience dans l'ignorance des découvertes scientifiques

🇪🇸Spanish

curanderismo

práctica médica y asesoramiento basado en la observación y la experiencia en el desconocimiento de los hallazgos científicos

🇮🇹Italian

ciarlataneria

pratica medica e consulenza basata sull'osservazione e sull'esperienza nell'ignoranza delle scoperte scientifiche

🇳🇱Dutch

kwakzalverij

medische praktijk en advies gebaseerd op observatie en ervaring in onwetendheid over wetenschappelijke bevindingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

charlatanismo

prática médica e aconselhamento baseado na observação e experiência na ignorância das descobertas científicas

🇷🇺Russian

шарлатанство

медицинская практика и советы, основанные на наблюдениях и опыте при незнании научных результатов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिथ्या चिकित्सालय

वैज्ञानिक निष्कर्षों की अज्ञानता में अवलोकन और अनुभव के आधार पर चिकित्सा पद्धति और सलाह

🇧🇩Bengali

চঞ্চল

বৈজ্ঞানিক ফলাফলের অজ্ঞতায় পর্যবেক্ষণ এবং অভিজ্ঞতার ভিত্তিতে চিকিৎসা অনুশীলন এবং পরামর্শ

🇮🇳Tamil

வஞ்சகம்

மருத்துவ நடைமுறை மற்றும் அறிவியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகளின் அறியாமையில் கவனிப்பு மற்றும் அனுபவத்தின் அடிப்படையில் ஆலோசனை

🇮🇳Telugu

చమత్కారము

శాస్త్రీయ పరిశోధనల అజ్ఞానంలో పరిశీలన మరియు అనుభవం ఆధారంగా వైద్య అభ్యాసం మరియు సలహా

🇮🇳Marathi

चकचकीत

वैज्ञानिक निष्कर्षांच्या अज्ञानात निरीक्षण आणि अनुभवावर आधारित वैद्यकीय सराव आणि सल्ला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધમાલ

તબીબી પ્રેક્ટિસ અને વૈજ્ઞાનિક તારણોની અજ્ઞાનતામાં નિરીક્ષણ અને અનુભવ પર આધારિત સલાહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುತಂತ್ರ

ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಗಳ ಅಜ್ಞಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ವೀಕ್ಷಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅನುಭವದ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಮತ್ತು ಸಲಹೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചന

ശാസ്ത്രീയ കണ്ടെത്തലുകളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള അറിവില്ലായ്മയിൽ നിരീക്ഷണത്തിൻ്റെയും അനുഭവത്തിൻ്റെയും അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ വൈദ്യപരിശീലനവും ഉപദേശവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਵਿਗਿਆਨਕ ਖੋਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਗਿਆਨਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਰੀਖਣ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਤੇ ਡਾਕਟਰੀ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਅਤੇ ਸਲਾਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

چغلی

سائنسی نتائج سے لاعلمی میں مشاہدے اور تجربے پر مبنی طبی مشق اور مشورہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

庸医

基于观察和经验的医疗实践和建议，不了解科学发现

🇯🇵Japanese

インチキ

科学的知見を無視した観察と経験に基づく医療行為とアドバイス

🇰🇷Korean

엉터리 치료

과학적 발견을 무시하고 관찰과 경험을 바탕으로 한 의료 행위 및 조언

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lang băm

thực hành y tế và lời khuyên dựa trên quan sát và kinh nghiệm khi thiếu hiểu biết về các phát hiện khoa học

🇹🇭Thai

การหลอกลวง

การปฏิบัติทางการแพทย์และคำแนะนำโดยอาศัยการสังเกตและประสบการณ์โดยไม่รู้ผลการวิจัยทางวิทยาศาสตร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

perdukunan

praktik medis dan saran berdasarkan observasi dan pengalaman ketidaktahuan akan temuan ilmiah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkukunwari

medikal na kasanayan at payo batay sa obserbasyon at karanasan sa kamangmangan ng mga natuklasang siyentipiko

🇲🇾Malay

tipu daya

amalan perubatan dan nasihat berdasarkan pemerhatian dan pengalaman dalam kejahilan penemuan saintifik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دجل

الممارسة والمشورة الطبية المبنية على الملاحظة والخبرة في ظل الجهل بالنتائج العلمية

🇮🇷Persian

حیله گری

عمل و توصیه های پزشکی مبتنی بر مشاهده و تجربه در ناآگاهی از یافته های علمی

🇹🇷Turkish

şarlatanlık

bilimsel bulgular göz ardı edilerek gözlem ve deneyime dayalı tıbbi uygulama ve tavsiye

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹכְלוּת

פרקטיקה וייעוץ רפואי המבוססים על התבוננות וניסיון ללא ידיעת ממצאים מדעיים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'quackery'?

The primary meaning of 'quackery' is 'medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'quackery' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'quackery' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'quackery' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'quackery' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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