quackery

🇺🇸 /ˈkwækəri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkwækəri/
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noun
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False or unproven methods, often pretending to be medical treatments.

The authorities shut down the clinic, calling it a den of quackery.

translation

n. False or unproven methods, often pretending to be medical treatments.

Word Forms

Plural quackeries